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Huapango
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| Huapango | |
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| Stylistic origins: | Flamenco, Son |
| Cultural origins: | Sierra Huasteca, Vera Cruz Hidalgo Mexico |
| Typical instruments: | Quinta huapanguera, jarana, violin, guitar |
| Mainstream popularity: | Sierra huasteca |
The huapango is the name of a Mexican musical style and the accompanying lively dance of Spanish origin that is especially popular in the lands along the Gulf of Mexico. The huapango is a rythmic style of the Son Huasteco genre. Performed by singers and instrumental ensembles ranging from a duo of guitars to a full mariachi band, it is characterized by a complex rhythmic structure mixing duple and triple meters which reflect the intricate steps of the dance. The huapango is danced by men and women as couples; the men sing, the women do not. Nicolas Slonimsky explained that the word huapango "is derived either from a native vocable meaning ‘on a wooden stand’ (the huapango is danced on a platform), or it may be a contraction of Huastecas de Pango, "Pango" being another name for the River Pánuco and the Huastecs the indigenous population of that area. A very well known piece of classical music is the Huapango, by the Mexican composer José Pablo Moncayo.
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