Rachel Wagner

1 month ago | barnraisingmedia.com | Lee Winkelman |Rachel Wagner |Justin Perkins |Joel Bleifuss

Of course, those musical traditions vary from region to region, and some of the traditional instrumentation might surprise gringo listeners. The tubas and accordions in Banda and Norteño music were brought to Mexico by German, Czech and Polish immigrants who came to build the country’s railroads starting in the 1860s. Yes, that is polka music you are hearing among the influences of Mexican Regional Music. But León isn’t putting up with this gringo label.