Cinco de Mayo

Seems like we have a couple of exciting days this week, that I definitely wanted to make note of. Yesterday, we celebrated the official day of Star Wars. And today, Mexico celebrates Cinco de Mayo. This has always been such an interesting holiday and day of commemoration because of how misunderstood it is. For many people, Cinco de Mayo is also known as Cinco de Drinko. Now I don't know about you, but I'm not of Latin descent and I'm still offended. Quick summary for you, but Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico's unlikely victory over the French in a battle called The Battle of Puebla. Well now look at that, we got a history lesson in and some fresh music!

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, I wanted to discuss a little bit about Latin music. For starters, there are many different styles of Latin music. You've got reggaeton, bachata, salsa, soca, and merengue just to name a few. Nowadays Latin music has started to equate Latin pop and billboard songs. However, there is a wealth of other sounds, styles, and genres of music! And since today commemorates a historic and culturally significant holiday, I wanted to get off the beaten path and find music which is also deeply rooted in the culture of Mexico.

I also came to the realization that on a day like this, not many people are keen on reading a long blog post. So instead, I am going to keep it a bit simpler than usual and just give a brief overview. So this first song is by Ramon Ayala. This style of music is more along the lines of mariachi style and traditional Mexican music. Today's second song is by Paulino Rubio, and is considered one of the most popular Cinco de Mayo songs. I hope you enjoy the music, and have a great day! As always, you are more than welcome to comment!




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