Mariachi History - Part 1

Today Mariachi Music is the music of .....

• America

• New Zealand

• Mexico

• Russia

Mariachi music began when 3 groups came together.

1. Indigenous peoples of ________

2. Spanish _________

3. Enslaved ____________

• The world

  Tourists

  Children

• Mexico

  Invaders

  Africans

• South America

  Speakers

  Camels

The Indigenous Peoples of Mexico included:

Native groups who lived across ________ America

• North

• South

• Latin

The Spanish invaders were Europeans who traveled to Latin America to

________________.

• take a vacation

• film a movie

• colonize

The enslaved Africans were _______ who were brought from

different regions in Africa.

• slaves

• tourists

• entertainers

Even though we call them groups, it's important to remember that there were a lot of different _____________in each of these groups.

• pets

• communities

• soccer teams

For Example: The Indigenous People of Mexico includes communities that originally spoke more than ____ languages.

• 5

• 20

• 200

500 years ago, these three musical traditions came together to

create ________ music.

Each group brought their own instruments and musical styles.

• Mariachi

• Spanish

• Latin

Spanish Invaders brought:

_______

Harps

​Spanish Language

• Horses

• Violins

• Drums

​Indigenous People invented:

​Guitar

______

• Drums

• Trumpet

• Vihuela