Son jarocho
| Son jarocho | |
|---|---|
Los Cojolites musical ensemble | |
| Stylistic origins | Baroque Andalusian folklore (fandango), Music of West Africa, Indigenous Music of Mexico |
| Cultural origins | 18th century Veracruz |
| Typical instruments | vocals, requinto, jarana, arpa jarocha, leona, pandero, quijada, marimbol |
| Derivative forms | Related genres: Cuban punto, Cuban guajira, Venezuelan and Colombian joropo, Panamanian mejorana, Peruvian zamacueca, Chilean cueca |
| Other topics | |
| Charro – Jarabe tapatío – Zapateado-Mariachi-Huapango-Son Huasteco | |
Son jarocho ("Veracruz Sound") is a regional folk musical style of Mexican Son from Veracruz, a Mexican state along the Gulf of Mexico. It evolved over the last two and a half centuries along the coastal portions of southern Tamaulipas state and Veracruz state, hence the term jarocho, a colloquial term for people or things from the port city of Veracruz.