Mexican music is the result of diverse influences. Little is known of the pre-Hispanic music, but are abundant groups claiming this tradition throughout the country. Deer Dance of the Yaqui Indians of Sonora and Mayos of Sonora and Sinaloa is one of the few examples of pre-Hispanic music that have persisted to this day, both in its implementation as in the lyrics, although there are also records sounds custom of other ethnic groups including the San Luis Potosi Tének and dance ocelot or huaves of Oaxaca and sounds of the turtle, etc. In pre-Columbian peoples, the only stringed instrument used was the arc hammer and the music was more rhythmic and melodic atmospheres creative. Also eeneg (monochord), family of stringed instruments, is used by komkaak. Among the tools used is the teponaztli and huehuetl, the first instrument and the second idiophone membranophone instrument, the ocarina and clay flutes or reed, scrapers of bone or wood, and bells. After the arrival of the Spanish, the indigenous missionaries learned European music. Many of the Conquest dances practiced in the country's indigenous communities have their origin at the time, like certain genres associated with the Catholic religion, as the dance of Matachines and Concheros are, among others. In Tabasco, in the town of Tenosique, each year is the carnival, which many say is the rarest in the world. The dance begins with pocho. Endemic indigenous music, was also strongly influenced by the dances of black slaves and Maroons, which is easier to appreciate the music of the indigenous communities of Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Tabasco, among others.

Internationally known mariachi is the whole, associated with the great figures of the "Mexican Song" ranchera, which had its flowering period between the 1940 and 1970. From western Mexico, specifically the state of Jalisco, Mariachi was originally a folk ensemble and indigenous, and their clothing had nothing to do with the charro (ie, the suit of the rich cattle ranchers). Performed "sounds of mariachi" until his arrival in Mexico City in the early twentieth century where it became (and still do) and began to play "s wild songs, ballads and boleros suit your style. Lucha Reyes was one of the leading figures who recorded hits accompanied by mariachi. In the "Golden Age" of Mexican cinema, mariachis became known to the world with the films of Jorge Negrete and Pedro Infante. Javier Solis became fashionable accompanied by mariachi bolero with Miguel Aceves Mejia joined the huapango falsetto and José Alfredo Jiménez we take the values of the poor provinces in the cities. Currently, accompanied by mariachi ranchera music still important performers and composers who have national boundaries revascularization emerging musical genre itself year after year receive awards various singers, including renowned singers of the moment for his career and popularity in many parts of the world is Vicente Fernandez and Juan Gabriel.
The son is a music which blend with indigenous, Spanish and African, Asian or even in some cases. This is a genre with the rhythm of 6 / 8, whose implementation varies from region to region. Besides those already mentioned sounds of mariachi, there are jarocho are huasteco (Huapango) are abajeña and many more. Genres later development are the revelry and Yucatecan trova, grown in the Yucatan peninsula, and were influenced Caribbean (especially of Cuban and Colombian bambuco), and Chile, originally from the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca , Chilean, Costa Chica was influenced by the Chilean cueca and the Peruvian marinera.
The syrup is a continuous succession of sounds and dances (sort of like a "suite" Mexican) name comes from the time when the "apothecaries (pharmacists) remedies elaborated by combining various elements called" syrup. " There Tapatio syrups, Mixteco, del Valle, Tlaxcala, Michoacan, etc.

In the early twentieth century until the late 30's, with the influence of late Romanticism, had its peak the "fine Mexican Song" (a term not clear) very popular taste, however, that was interpreted by singers, as Pedro Vargas, Alvaro Carrillo and Nicholas Urcelay. Some of the authors of these songs most notably Agustin Lara and Maria Grever influenced by the style of Mexican and Italian composers of the late nineteenth century.
The bolero, who arrived from the Caribbean to Mexico through the Yucatan, became one of the genre favorites. During the decades from 1940 to 1960, many trios harmonized guitars and vocals, as Los Panchos were famous. Recently, the bolero has regained popularity.
Within the large Mexican folk singers are Óscar Chávez, La Tehua (Maria del Rosario Stripes Graciela Trejo), Gabino Palomares, Guillermo Velazquez and Amparo Ochoa, who based their songs on indigenous roots while trying to compose songs problematic indigenous cultures. Erasmo Palma is a violinist who has been out rarámuri in other countries with traditional music and songs in their native language and Castilian.
Other interpreters of traditional Mexican music are Jaramar, Alexandra Robles, Susana Harp, Georgina Meneses and Lila Downs, the latter sung in various languages, mainly Spanish and English. In his musical style roots claims Mexico's indigenous peoples, including the Mixtec, Zapotec, Purépecha, Mayan and Nahuatl, in addition to the regional music of Mexico and the world as music ranchera, son, Chilean, cumbia, bolero, pop-rock, jazz, bossa nova, among other rhythms and musical genres.