We all knew it was coming....
It was only a matter of time before someone would discuss the Mexican Hat Dance. This song was givin the title the national dance of Mexico. Another name for this song was Jarabe TapatÃ. This was written in the early 20th century for celebrating a party sponsered by the government following the Mexican Revolution. This song soon became a popular Folk Dance, yet was associated with courtship and love.
http://article-library.mexicantotal.com/culture/20101024-09582-Celebrating-Mexican-Culture-The-Jarabe-Tapatio
Just to clarify, jarabe tapatÃo has no words, but the music already existed before its use during and after the revolution. A "jarabe" is a kind of medley of different melodies that can be danced to.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting the link. Were you familiar with this dance before we discussed it in class? If so, how did you know about it?
I knew about this before we discussed this in class back in high school I did a bit of a project on it. Which in the end had me learning alot of different information in regards to it. This was actually one of the projects that started me looking into the history of music in general.
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