Duranguense is a

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regional Mexican Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...

music. It is a hybrid of Technobanda and Tamborazo. The instruments used from Tamborazo are the

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, and tambora, while the instruments used from Technobanda are the

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(specifically the Korg X3, Korg N364, which are used for the main melody and the

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, which is used by many bands for the bass section),

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, and

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. The electronic keyboard is emphasized in Duranguense, giving the genre its own signature riff. In the mid to late 2000s, Duranguense was one of the most prevalent regional Mexican genres. Duranguense was further evolved with its own " Chicago sound" as Mexican American artists from the area incorporated different rhythms and styles into the genre.

History

The term ''duranguense'' refers to the people from the Mexican state of

Durango Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...

. Grupo Paraíso Tropical de Durango are believed to be the first to begin the movement in the early 1990s. The genre's popularity peaked in the mid to late 2000s among the Mexican and

Mexican American Mexican Americans are Americans of full or partial Mexico, Mexican descent. In 2022, Mexican Americans comprised 11.2% of the US population and 58.9% of all Hispanic and Latino Americans. In 2019, 71% of Mexican Americans were born in the Unite ...

community in the

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, as well as in many parts of

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. It also popularized the dance style, Pasito Duranguense.

Artists

Other famous Duranguense acts include Montéz de Durango, K-Paz de la Sierra, Alacranes Musical, Los Horoscopos de Durango, Patrulla 81, Conjunto Atardecer, and El Trono de México.

Repertoire

Styles of songs performed in Duranguense include rancheras, corridos,

cumbia Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and Africans during colonial times. Cumbia is said to have com ...

s, charangas,

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boleros Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It h ...

, sones, chilenas,

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and

waltzes The waltz ( , meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom dance, ballroom and folk dance, in triple (3/4 time, time), performed primarily in closed position. Along with the ländler and allemande, the waltz was sometimes referred to by the ...

References

External links

History and description of Duranguense
{{Music in spanish Regional styles of Mexican music Durango City 2000s in Latin music