Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a radio format encompassing the multiple musical genres from rural Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Genres include banda, Duranguense, grupera, mariachi, New Mexico music, Norteño, Tejano, and others.[1] It is among the most popular radio formats targeting Mexican Americans in the United States.[2]
Regional Mexican songs include styles such as rancheras, corridos, cumbias, boleros, and ballads.
Like Country and Sertanejo music, Regional Mexican artists are characterized for their use of Western wear.
Related formats
Univision Radio owns a number of stations running the Regional Mexican format.[1]
See also
- Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
- Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Song
- Mexican music in Chile
- Monitor Latino, a music chart which provides Regional Mexican music charts for Mexico, the United States and Guatemala.
- Regional Mexican Albums
- Regional Mexican Airplay, a music chart by Billboard.
References
- Our Story, Our Content from the Univision Radio website
- 105.3 FM changed to Regional Mexican, a November 2006 article from the website of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
External links
- Radioandrecords.com: Regional Mexican Airplay Charts — from Radio & Records, based on Regional Mexican Airplay panel data.
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