Ranchera

In the literal definition of the term a Ranchera is a ranch song. They were sung in Mexico between "acts of nation"-centered plays, and became quite commercially oriented after 1910. The lyrics of the rancheras are quite straightforward, with the last notes of the verses, lines, and stanzas being extended by the performers. They typically included some glissandos that became a stereotype for Mexican music in "American" short-sightedness. Rancheras were very powerful songs for expressing sentimentality associated with a person's love for their country.

Ranchera Artists Highlights

Vicente Fernández

Gerardo Ortíz

La Santa Cecilia

Pedro Infante

Lucha Villa

Los Muecas

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Ranchera Album Highlights

Chavela Vargas

30 Exitos

Gerardo Ortíz

Hoy Más Fuerte

Lola Beltrán

Grandes Exitos

José Alfredo Jiménez

Coleccion Original

Lola Beltrán

Serie Platino: 20 Exitos

Vicente Fernández

Entre el Amor y Yo

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Ranchera Song Highlights

Title/Composer	Performer	Stream
Paloma Negra Tomas Mendez	Lola Beltrán
Huapango Torero Tomas Mendez	Lola Beltrán
Las Llaves de Mi Alma Vicente Fernández	Vicente Fernández
Ella José Alfredo Jiménez	José Alfredo Jiménez	Spotify
Volver a Los 17 Violeta Parra	La Santa Cecilia
Aquel Amor Agustín Lara	Chavela Vargas
Amor de Escuela Octavio	Paco Barron y sus Norteños Clan	Spotify
La Golondrina Narciso Serradel	Mariachi Garibaldi	Spotify
Todo Se Derrumbo Dentro de Mi Manuel Alejandro / Ana Magdalena	Vicente Fernández
Cuatro Caminos José Alfredo Jiménez	José Alfredo Jiménez

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Other Styles in Mexican Traditions

- Ranchera
- Sonidero
- Tejano

- Alterna Movimiento
- Alternative Corridos
- Banda
- Bomba
- Conjunto
- Corrido
- Cumbia
- Duranguense
- Electro-Cumbia
- Mariachi
- Mexican-Cumbia
- Narcocorridos
- New Mexcio
- Norteno
- Onda Grupera
- Ranchera
- Sonidero
- Tejano