Mexican society enjoys a vast array of music genres, showing the diversity
of Mexican culture. Traditional music includes Mariachi, Banda, Norteño, Ranchera
and Corridos; on an every-day basis most Mexicans listen to contemporary music
such as pop, rock, etc. in both English and Spanish. Mexico has the largest
media industry in Latin America, producing Mexican artists who are famous in
Central and South America and parts of Europe, especially Spain. Some
well-known Mexican singers are Thalía, Luis Miguel, Alejandro Fernández, Julieta
Venegas and Paulina Rubio. Mexican singers of traditional music are: Lila Downs,
Susana Harp, Jaramar, GEO Meneses and Alejandra Robles. Popular groups are Café
Tacuba, Molotov and Maná, among others. Since the early years of 2000s
(decade), Mexican rock has seen widespread growth both domesticly and
internationally.According to the Sistema Nacional de Fomento Musical, there are
between 120 and 140 youth orchestras affiliated to this federal agency from all
federal states.Some states, through their state agencies in charge of culture
and the arts—Ministry or Secretary or Institute or Council of Culture, in some
cases Secretary of Education or the State University—sponsor the activities of
a professional Symphony Orchestra or Philharmonic Orchestra so all citizens can
have access to this artistic expression from the field of classical music$3.
Mexico City is the most intense hub of this activity hosting 12 professional
orchestras sponsored by different agencies such as the National Institute of
Fine Arts, the Secretary of Culture of the Federal District, The National
University, the National Polytechnic Institute, a Delegación Política
(Coyoacán) and very few are a kind of private ventures.Listen song here:YouTube
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