The Tuba from Sinaloa in the Renewal of 21st Century Mexican Regional Music

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Published: Jul 15, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33679/rfn.v1i1.2371
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tuba, banda Sinaloense music, mexican regional music, transnational music industry, transborder cultural exchange.

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Igael González Sánchez
Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, México
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7663-7601

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This article reflects on the importance of tuba on banda and Mexican regional music, under the actual expansion of tuba and accordion bands. This approach retrieves documental sources and notes of participant observation about musicians of bands and conjuntos in Tijuana. In contrast to other studies concerning banda music groups in Mexico, the present work highlights the musical exchanges to and from the United States as catalysts for the technical development of the instrument and its adoption in popular bands. This vision brings a cross-border approach to the studies on the development of banda and conjunto in both sides of the border. In conclusion, it also highlights the importance of tuba for the contemporary Mexican regional music, which was integrated to the transnational music industry as a part of subaltern musical manifestation.

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González Sánchez, I. (2024). The Tuba from Sinaloa in the Renewal of 21st Century Mexican Regional Music. Frontera Norte, 36. https://doi.org/10.33679/rfn.v1i1.2371
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