Huapango

It kind of comes from the word "huapango," which is a traditional Mexican rhythm, and then there is the word, "fandango," which means, like, celebration. ❋ Mike Ragogna (2011)

The genre is called huapango, and is native to the yucatan peninsula. usually with really complex dances to go with it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We kind of took it from the beat, huapango, and turned it into "Rockpango" because the song on the record is an actual huapango beat. ❋ Mike Ragogna (2011)

(Soundbite of song, "La Llorona") Ms. ELY GUERRA (Singer): (Singing in Spanish) CONTRERAS: The Mexican band Jaguares offers a reverential take of the song "La Martiniana" by recreating the one-two-three, one-two-three beat of the huapango, a polyrhythmic style that dates back to before Mexico's fight for independence. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mr. ARCOS: The style of music is called Son Huasteco, and it's better known in Mexico as huapango. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Traditional regional dances such as the zapateado, the huapango, and the famous "Jarabe Tapatío" ( "Mexican Hat Dance") have traditionally connected the music with dance. ❋ Unknown (1997)

Since 1994 this local sextet -- which includes ethnomusicologist Juan Dies, director of community outreach at the Old Town School of Folk Music -- has assembled an impressively comprehensive repertoire of Mexican son (a rich tradition that encompasses many regional styles, among them huapango, gusto, chilena, son jarocho, and mariachi), adding its own tasteful and zippy modern flourishes to the mix. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The group reaches out even further on its self-released new album, Fandango on 18th Street, pulling off a Mexicanized tribute to Bakersfield honky-tonk great Buck Owens with the help of John Rice on dobro, incorporating a trio of Irish musicians on the huapango "La lavandera," and making room for Grupo Mono Blanco, ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Music of Mexico Ensemble, under the direction of Jesús Guzmán, a 2009 Grammy winner, features mariachi music in a variety of styles from various regions of Mexico, including son jalisiense, son huasteco, bolero, ranchera and huapango. ❋ Unknown (2009)