Music: Mexico soundtrack

Forget Mariachis, boleros and all the music clichés about Mexico... Actually the only place I listened to Mariachis while I was in Mexico was in Playa del Carmen and of course, they were playing for tourists… but don't misundertsand me, Maricachis can be cool and quite romantic, at the right moment and mood, of course. However, unless you’ll be going for a marriage or some special party or local festivities, you’re not so likely to come across it.

The contemporary pop and electronic music scene is quite alive and creative in Mexico and is not limited to the well known Murcof, Titan and Nortec Collective (those of Tijuana sessions). Maybe it's the divine support of Macuilxochitl's kiva, Aztec god of music and dance... The soundtrack of my Mexico trip includes groups/singers like Belanova, Moenia, Zoé (ver video aqui), Plastilina Mosh, Sussie4, Fey, La siguiente Pagina, Niño Astronauta, Los Dug Dug’s (el excelente “Brillo de sol”), Los super elegantes y por supuesto mis favoritos Maria Daniela y su sonido Laser! (ver aqui el video de “miedo”). But of course, it also includes the spanish cult-stars Fangoria or the argentinian Miranda or even the mexican singers Gloria Trevi and Paulina Rubio and Pasteles Verdes (a more pop side…) and the soundtrack from the movie Silent Hill.

All contributed to the perfect and unforgettable musical background to the images and urban trips in particular in Mexico D.F. around the “colonias” Condesa, Roma, Centro, Polanco, up and down Reforma, Chapultepec, Insurgentes, Coyacan, Santa Fé, etc. And of course muchisimas gracias a Hector for making me discover most of it.

Listen to some Mexican music with Tunefeed, here on the right column >>>