Ranchera

American music in full swing with hits like “Conga” from Gloria Estefan’s Miami Sound Machine. Juan Gabriel, Marco Antonio Solís, and Vicente Fernández also each made their mark as renowned Mexican artists singing in notably Mexican styles, such as ranchera and mariachi. In the 1990s, more breakout stars entered the spotlight and began doing English crossover songs and albums, following Gloria Estefan’s lead. Selena, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, and Shakira all would eventually cross over into…

Regula Burckhardt Qureshi compiles ten essays by contributing authors ranging from musicologists, ethnomusicologists, political scientists, and historians, all providing prospective for studying music through a Marxist lens. In Music and Marx: Ideas, Practice, Politics, the chapters highlight the place of music in society by engaging Marxist theories on society. The book provides “music-directed approaches to Marx,” which express the issues of musical thinking and theorizing as it relates to…

The song would affect Mexican-Americans society in that Mendoza became very popular while touring cities because, “Often reproduced narratives of Mendoza’s dedication to traveling and singing to poor migrant laborers and her recording success in ranchera and corrido music have…