People who enjoy mariachi music like it because it rekindles old memories, takes them to places that are far away, or brings back scenes of childhood. It is not unusual to find the group serenading a young woman on the occasion of her birthday, celebrating a saint's day, or singing to the mother of one of the band members on her birthday. The mariachi band is used for many different occasions, such as dances, weddings, and funerals. Several FunctionsMariachi music is one of the few styles of indigenous music that serves both a utilitarian and an entertainment function. Mariachi performers are expected to know the music that is on the mind of the entire Mexican population. On top of that, a strong mariachi musician must know three or four arrangements of each of these songs.
Top-flight groups have song lists that are two or three times as long. A good mariachi band has a minimum repertory of at least one thousand songs. The songs that the group performs have changed, but only to meet the demands of the listening public. The group itself has changed very little since the addition of the trumpets in the middle of the 1930s. The mariachi band is Mexico's only true surviving folkloric ensemble. This is one of the few musical genres in which text does not indicate form. Mariachi song forms (such as the bolero, canción ranchera, son, huapango, joropo, and danzón) are always dictated by the rhythmic patterns that are performed by the guitar section of the group. The forms found in mariachi music are, without a doubt, the most important element of the style. From Africa, it borrowed dance rhythms and melodic ideas. From Europe, it borrowed many of the dance forms such as the waltz and the fandango. Mariachi Song FormsThe music of the mariachi band is a mixture of different indigenous, as well as European and African, elements. The history and evolution of "mariachi" is described at length in Hermes Rafael's book Origen e Historia del Mariachi (see resource list). The theory of the French origin of the word continues to be popular in many sectors, perhaps because of its romantic connotations. The idea of the French origin of the word "mariachi" began during the French invasion of Mexico in the 1860s when the French observed musical groups (small string ensembles) performing at Mexican wedding ceremonies. However, linguists now believed that the word "mariachi" may have come from one or more of the following sources: a word for a certain tree that exists in Cocula, Jalisco, Mexico a word for a wooden dance platform made from the same tree or a word for musical groups that the Coca Indians have always had in their language. Many linguists have theorized that the word comes from the French word "mariage," (meaning marriage). When beginning a discussion of the mariachi, it is helpful to start with the word "mariachi" itself.
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