The Americas
The sound of Mexico
Regional Mexican is the largest tradition here and the least served by outside coverage — banda, norteño and corridos are distinct forms, not variations. The rock scene is separate and long-running.
289 artists in the catalog.
What Mexico does that nowhere else does
Genres far more common here than across the rest of the catalog. The multiplier is how much more common, weighted by how many artists carry it.
Five records to start with
Not a canon — a way in. Each one links to what it is, who it's for and where to go next.
Mexican artists worth walking into
Ordered by how much we can tell you, not just by how well-known they are.
Vicente Fernández
Where to start →Juan Gabriel
mariachi
Where to start →Thalía
Latin pop · Latin rock
Where to start →Paulina Rubio
music of Latin America
Where to start →Los Tigres del Norte
norteño
Where to start →Belinda
Latin pop · dance-pop
Where to start →Gloria Trevi
pop rock
Where to start →Banda El Recodo
Where to start →Ana Gabriel
Latin pop
Where to start →Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán
mariachi · regional Mexican
Where to start →El Tri
rock music
Where to start →Alejandra Guzmán
pop music
Where to start →