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This is a video I found on YouTube is of a typical mariachi band performing at a fiesta/party in Stockton. The reason why I find this interesting is that as a Mexican, I have been around this type of music, as have most Latinos. However, even though it is like second nature, I always knew that this music is typical “beaner music.” Typical ghetto Mexican people listen to mariachi music. I have heard this many times and the thing is that mariachi music is just part of our culture. It’s almost as if mariachi music a tradition; everything from the clothes they wear, to the instruments like the trumpets, and even certain beats and endings of songs are all the same. Like I said before, its like tradition and it weaves in and out of Mexican culture. Still, I find that no matter how much people say this or how much people hear it, many Americans will still have the same reaction when they hear mariachi music. “BEANER.” Sometimes it’s funny and I do admit that occasionally my friends and I do make fun of this because we know what it’s like to listen to mariachi music constantly. But again, it’s cultural and sometimes it gets old to hear this stereotype of mariachi music
I happen to like mariachi music and sometimes you get tired of hearing it at family parties, fiestas, or Quinceaneras, but the fact is that these events would not be the same without mariachi music or traditional music. It’s just something familiar to us and it will always be embedded in our race.
Not a lot of people can pull of being in a mariachi band. Being able to play an instrument and being able to sing is hard work and the same goes for rock bands and even choirs. Being able to flow takes time and I give mariachi bands a lot of credit. =)
