New Mexico music

This article is about the music genre. For music from other genres in the State of New Mexico, see Music of New Mexico.
New Mexico music
People dancing during an Al Hurricane and Al Hurricane Jr. concert, at the San Felipe de Neri Church fiestas in Old Town Albuquerque (2014)
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins13th century: Pueblos
16th century: Nuevo México, New Spain
1960s: New Mexico, United States
Typical instruments
Regional scenes
Southwestern United States (esp. New Mexico)
Local scenes
Albuquerque and Santa Fe
Other topics

The New Mexico music genre (Spanish: música nuevo mexicana)[1] is a genre of music that originated in the US state of New Mexico. It derives from Pueblo music in the 13th century,[2] and with the folk music of Hispanos during the 16th to 19th centuries in Santa Fe de Nuevo México.

During the early 1900s, the genre began to incorporate country music and American folk music. The 1950s and 1960s brought the influences of blues, jazz, rockabilly, and rock and roll into New Mexico music. During the 1970s, the music style entered popular music in the Southwestern United States.[3][2][4][5][6]

The language of the vocals in New Mexico music is usually Mexican and New Mexican Spanish, American and New Mexican English, Spanglish, Tiwa, Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, and/or Southern Athabaskan languages.

  1. ^ "La Música Nuevo Mexicana: Tradiciones Religiosas y Seculares de la Colección de Juan B. Rael – Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection". The Library of Congress (in Spanish). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "New Mexico Public Radio Nurtures its Unique Music Beat". Corporation for Public Broadcasting. October 5, 2015. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Mary Caroline Montaño (January 1, 2001), Tradiciones Nuevomexicanas: Hispano Arts and Culture of New Mexico, UNM Press, ISBN 978-0-8263-2137-4
  4. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1974), New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State, US History Publishers, pp. 8–, ISBN 978-1-60354-030-8
  5. ^ Mary Jane Walker (2008), Family Music and Family Bands in New Mexico Music, ISBN 978-0-549-63692-2
  6. ^ Arellano, Gustavo (November 8, 2017). "The 10 Best Songs of New Mexico Music, America's Forgotten Folk Genre". Latino USA. Retrieved January 28, 2021.