| Duranguense is a popular Regional Mexican music | | | | for the tarola, a tambora player, and a singer or two. |
| genre in the United States, Mexico, and Central | | | | The sound of duranguense is fast paced with a lot of |
| America. The music style differs from some of the | | | | treble and a lot of bass. Love songs are popular in |
| other popular Regional Mexican music genres in | | | | the genre. Many songs are also about the immigrant |
| several ways. It is also rapidly becoming the | | | | lifestyle and the hardships that come with it. Also |
| trendsetting genre of today's Mexican-American | | | | popular are corridos. |
| youth. Duranguense is a fun, upbeat style of music | | | | There is also a distinct style of dress that follows |
| that became a craze in the early 2000s and continues | | | | duranguense. The characteristic taco hat, also known |
| today. | | | | as a sombrero duranguense or a sombrero de taco, |
| Duranguense originates in the Mexican state of | | | | has been immensely popularized by the movement. |
| Durango, but really exploded in Chicago, Illinois. The | | | | Also polar are boots of several different animal skins |
| style eventually took a firm presence in the entire | | | | and colors with a matching belt. The fashion trend |
| Mexican origin population in the U.S., especially with | | | | followed a lot of other mainstream fashion trends |
| the youth. Several groups have tried to take the | | | | and has created a new style of dress among |
| credit for popularizing el pasito duranguense and is an | | | | Mexican-Americans at bailes, regardless of whether |
| argument that will not be settled any time soon. | | | | it's duranguense, banda, or norteno. |
| Duranguense has a lot of similarities to other genres | | | | And then, of course, there is the distinct dance, el |
| like banda and norteno. Duranguense is very distinct, | | | | pasito duranguense. The dance can be very |
| however, in the addition of keyboards and | | | | complicated if you are a beginner, but incredibly |
| synthesizers to produce the sounds of the melodies, | | | | simple and natural once you have perfected your |
| bass line, and accompaniments. For example, the | | | | style. |
| Yamaha DX7 and the Roland D-50 keyboards are | | | | Duranguense is the trendsetting Regional Mexican |
| very popular for their tuba duranguense sound the | | | | music genre of the 2000s and for the foreseeable |
| provides a heavy bass line. Most grupos also carry a | | | | future. |
| saxophone player or two, along with a drum player | | | | |