Both this forum and Flanges & Hummus attract some "interesting" drive-bys, eh?
richard1941 wrote:
Here in southern California we are much closer to Mexico than you
I kinda doubt that. Like Sarah Palin,
I can see Mexico from my front door! Oh wait, wrong country ...
richard1941 wrote:
and in fact a lot of us are actual Mexicans!
In fact, a lot of me is actual Mexican!
richard1941 wrote:
And half of the radio and TV stations are Mexicans.
And, amazingly, half of all Mexicans are radio and TV stations!
richard1941 wrote:
Come here and listen
Yes, listening to Mexican radio is definitely the main reason to visit Southern California.
richard1941 wrote:
and you will hear a lot of polka on those stations, but it is traditional European polka, not the trumpet/violin mariachi style.
Not exactly. Polka is not a significant part of Mariachi. You do hear some Mariachi here, but norteño styles are much more common and popular. And the two broad norteño styles are: Tex-Mex aka Ranchero, and Banda Music. Ranchero is accordion-based and influenced by the German populations in central and south Texas. Banda Sinaloense is brasswind-based and an outgrowth of French-style military bands during the era of Maximillian. Extended listening to either style will make your brain melt and ooze out of your ears.
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