The music of Mexico is highly diverse, featuring a wide range of musical genres and performance styles. It has been influenced by a variety of cultures, primarily deriving from Europeans, Indigenous, and Africans. Music became an expression of Mexican nationalism starting in the nineteenth century.
Ana Lila Downs Sánchez is a Mexican singer-songwriter. She performs her own compositions and the works of others in multiple genres, as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music. She also incorporates indigenous Mexican influences and has recorded songs in many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Mayan, Nahuatl and Purépecha. Born and raised in Oaxaca, she primarily studied at the Institute of Arts by Oaxaca and briefly attended the University of Minnesota, before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. She soon began performing in the traditional music scene of Oaxaca City.
María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, better known as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. During her long career, she has performed different genres of music and has received several accolades. As a result, she has been called La Diva de América and La Luna de América.
María Cristina Lancelotti, better known by her stage name Valeria Lynch, is an Argentine singer and actress.
Julieta Venegas Percevault is an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who sings pop-rock-indie in Spanish. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Venegas plays 17 instruments including acoustic guitar, accordion, and keyboard.
María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz, better known as Rocío Dúrcal, was a Spanish singer and actress with a career spanning more than four decades. She performed pop music, bolero, mariachi and romantic ballads and is widely regarded as one of the greatest Spanish singers of all time. Popular across Mexico and Latin America, she earned the sobriquet of Reina de las Rancheras.
Rosalía León Oviedo is a Mexican actress, singer, songwriter and guitarist. She participated in the Mexican musical reality show La Academia. She released her first album through Sony Music in 2003 selling over 50,000 copies in the first four weeks.
Christell Jazmín Rodriguez Carrillo, known mostly as Christell, is a Chilean former child singer. She is known for her appearance in the popular Chilean television Talent show "Rojo Fama Contrafama" imitating a young singer, María José Quintanilla, in a contest. Having recorded three albums since then, she was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award by her second record production.
Ximena Sariñana Rivera is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. In 2009, she received critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination for her debut album, Mediocre.
The Costa Region or Costa Chica lies on the Pacific coast of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, south of the more mountainous Sierra Sur inland from the coast. It includes the districts of Jamiltepec, Juquila and Pochutla.
Álvaro Carrillo Alarcón was a Mexican popular music composer and songwriter, born in San Juan Cacahuatepec, Oaxaca. He wrote over 300 songs, mostly boleros, including the great hits Amor mío, Sabor a mí, Como se lleva un lunar, El andariego, Luz de luna, Sabrá Dios, Seguiré mi viaje and La mentira.
Susana Harp Iturribarria is a Mexican singer and politician. She currently serves as a senator representing the state of Oaxaca.
Amulet is the sixth studio release by the Mexican singer Geo Meneses produced by Meneses and Pepe Torres. It was released in Mexico in March 2007.
Alejandra Robles Suastegui is a Mexican dancer and singer of traditional music. Her musical style represents her Afro-Mexican roots and that of the indigenous peoples of Latin America, in addition to the regional music of Mexico, Colombia and the Caribbean. Her style is based on the sounds of the coast of Oaxaca, Guerrero and Veracruz.
Ana Margarita Díaz Aceves, better known as Ana Diaz, is a Mexican composer and singer of contemporary Mexican songs. In her musical style, she mixes sounds like jazz, blues, bossa nova, ballad, pop, Latin music, cumbia and Mexican rhythms, which essentially makes her genre world music.
Lorena Vera is a Mexican composer, producer, dancer, actress and singer of traditional music born in Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico. She is currently a vocalist in the Mexican world music band Lorena y Los Alebrijes, which mixes sounds as jazz, blues, cumbia and Chilena.
Teresa Adelina Sellarés, best known as Teresa Parodi, is an Argentine singer and songwriter. She held the inaugural post of Minister of Culture of Argentina from May 6, 2014, to December 9, 2015. She was a deputy to the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur) representing the nationwide district of Argentina from December 10, 2015, to October 6, 2016. She was elected on the Front for Victory ticket in the 2015 election.
Paula Arenas Álvarez is a Colombian pop singer-songwriter.
"Sabor a Mí" is a 1959 bolero by Mexican musician and composer Álvaro Carrillo. Upon its release, it was recorded by many acts such as Los Tres Ases and Rolando Laserie, becoming the most successful song of 1960 in Mexico. It was further popularized by Los Panchos, who collaborated on their rendition with Eydie Gormé in 1964. Among the over 300 songs that he wrote, the song was considered Carrillo's most successful and popular both in Mexico and worldwide. Since its creation, the song has been covered by various artists, including Luis Miguel and José José, Bebo Valdes, EXO and Los Lobos.
Vivir Quintana is a Mexican singer and composer. Quintana penned the song "Canción sin miedo", or Song without Fear, which has become a feminist hymn against gendered violence and femicide.
