Mariachi

Mariachi is a type of musical group, originally from Mexico. Usually a mariachi group consists of at least two violins, two trumpe

Mariachi is a type of musical group, originally from Mexico. Usually a mariachi group consists of at least two violins, two trumpets, one Spanish guitar, one vihuela (a high-pitched, five-string guitar) and one guitarrón (a small-scaled acoustic bass), but sometimes featuring more than twenty musicians. The original Mariachi were Mexican street musicians or buskers. Because of their great popularity many Mariachi are professional entertainers doing paid gigs in the mainstream entertainment industry. One of the best known mariachi singers is Jorge Negrete.^{[citation needed]}

Tourists frequently confuse mariachis with all types of buskers seen in Mexico, such as jarochos. Mariachi refers to musicians who dress and play in a style typical of the Mexican state of Jalisco, although the style and music played has spread far beyond the limits of Jalisco and jalisciense music itself.