frquent flyer - Posted - 10/22/2011:  04:46:07

For some reason I have developed an interest in Mexican sounding tunes. Any folks know any such tunes and would like to submit some? Thanks.

Blake507 - Posted - 10/22/2011:  07:39:27

Here is an early 1960's Cuban tune  El Cumbanchero, which means "The Drunk".  Its fast and furious and is 6 pages long.  I like Ross Nicherson's the best.

banjohangout.org/myhangout/mus...agenum=2#

J-Walk - Posted - 10/22/2011:  10:46:44

How about The Gu-Achi Fiddlers? Technically, it's not Mexican, but it sounds kind of Mexican: 

amazon.com/Old-Time-OOdham-Fid...00000139O

Bluesage - Posted - 10/22/2011:  14:11:51

Here's a recording of Jesusita En Chihuahua. Tab is available on my website's tab page (found under Progressive Clawhammer Banjo).  

It's not easy though...  Mike

g3zdm - Posted - 10/22/2011:  17:02:18

I play La Cucaracha 3-finger style in G.

Here's a link to a sung version in C with banjo youtube.com/watch?v=PjDsbqzWVFA

Bisbonian - Posted - 10/22/2011:  17:22:40

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Originally posted by J-Walk

How about The Gu-Achi Fiddlers? Technically, it's not Mexican, but it sounds kind of Mexican: 

amazon.com/Old-Time-OOdham-Fid...00000139O

 

 

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It sure does.  The Tohono O'odham learned to play fiddle tunes from the Spanish that moved into the area, and their music (called 'waila', from the spanish word for dance, 'baila') has a very Mexican flavor.  I am pretty sure I heard the tune Purple Lillies for the first time on a Tiajuana radio station.

Many mariachi songs (there are several specific types, and they are mostly dance music) could easily be adapted to clawhammer.  They're already fiddle tunes.

Edited by - Bisbonian on 10/22/2011 17:25:29

jazz-phil - Posted - 10/23/2011:  02:20:43

There's notation of some O'odham tunes listed under Southwestern here mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm  

frquent flyer - Posted - 10/23/2011:  10:39:18

Surely that cool gal banjo player who lives in mexico must know some nice Mexican tunes. How can  someone reach her?

bordertownbrown - Posted - 10/23/2011:  11:51:24

youtu.be/JmiYZHwxcb4 

Check this out, it's Joe Bethancourt doing Malaguena on five string banjo. I just met Joe at Prescott Arizona a couple of weeks ago, be sure to check out the rest of his web site.

hendrid - Posted - 10/24/2011:  07:50:51

Interesting thread and what "mexican music" are we thinking about. The O'odham to me has mexican flavor but I initially think about Cielito Lindo and La Cucaracha and a whole family of older tunes and the old western movie "southern" songs and also the background songs played in old mexican movies and that used to be played on the spanish radio stations along the Southern US border. Of course there are many generations of "favorite" mexican music changes since the 1940s or so for instance. Oh well, what do I know. Don

Edited by - hendrid on 10/24/2011 07:53:32

AZJohnB - Posted - 10/24/2011:  09:02:04

The Gu-Achi reservation straddles the US-MX border. must be at least part Mexican.

hendrid - Posted - 10/24/2011:  10:31:44

I know John, thought was maybe there is other mexican music out there tho I
do like their music. No intention to downplay.

BANJOJUDY - Posted - 10/24/2011:  20:15:02

The Gu-Achi Reservation tunes are definitely worth looking at.  The site mentioned above  O'odham tunes listed under Southwestern here http://mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm) is an excellent resouce.  

There is an album, More Memories in Cababi, by the Bayou Seco Band.  Many of the tunes at the above site can be heard on this album.

Here's a link to Ken Keppeler and Jeanie McLerie (Bayou Seco) playing Purple Lillies. youtube.com/watch?v=H0Pzst6LWQ...e=related.

There are more Bayou Seco videos on youtube that will help get you acquainted with some of the tunes you might want to learn.

Deaf Lester Crawdad - Posted - 10/24/2011:  22:50:49

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Originally posted by frquent flyer

For some reason I have developed an interest in Mexican sounding tunes. Any folks know any such tunes and would like to submit some? Thanks.

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I've been playing a Clawhammer version of Jim & Jesse's  "Border Ride" for quite a while now, and our band does it as a high speed Bluegrass-banjo/Clawhammer-banjo duet played in parallel harmony.

Lots of fun.

~Pete