Music of Mexico
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The music of Mexico is highly diverse, featuring a wide range of musical genres and performance styles. It has been influenced by a variety of cultures, primarily deriving from Europeans, Indigenous, and Africans. Music became an expression of Mexican nationalism starting in the nineteenth century.[1] Mariachi, the musical organization that currently identifies Mexico, is an artistic expression that unifies the country and its inhabitants through its sounds. In November 2011, UNESCO inscribed Mariachi music, featuring strings, vocals, and trumpets, as part of the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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In the early 1960s, the singer Elvis Presley recorded and popularized several songs within the style of traditional Mexican music, which were featured in the soundtracks of the films "Fun in Acapulco" and "Girls, Girls, Girls." Elvis also recorded a version of Pepe Guizar's classic "Guadalajara" and the song "We'll Be Together," with vocal support from the Mexican vocal group Los Amigos.