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Comparisons of Nochecitas Mexicanas and Uncle Penn Cultures |
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Andrew Cabodi, San Clemente High School, California, USA |
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Nochecitas Mexicanas/ Mariachi
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Introduction
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, two distinct musical genres arose on the continent of North America. These two genres were mariachi and bluegrass. Both of the styles of music were originated for the purpose of entertainment for audiences, as well as, for the musicians themselves. Each era began on a small venue scale, not even intended for mass scale broadcast or mass scale entertainment. Presently almost anyone can identify a mariachi band, wearing their charro suits consisting of elaborately decorated jackets and pants, along with velvet sombreros. This is exactly what the group Mariachi Mexico looks like. Whether most people know it or not, they have heard bluegrass music, which is the type of music generally associated with “American Hillbillies.” Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys fit the stereotypical Bluegrass “sound” and description, sounding like “country folk” in the hills or on a farm. While the two groups appear to be very different, the pieces chosen by each, “Nochecitas Mexicanas” and “Uncle Penn,” have more similarities than one may think.
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Introduction | Bluegrass History | Uncle Penn |
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