Los Tigres del Norte
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Los Tigres del Norte is one of the most popular Mexican norteño bands, from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico. The group was started by Mexican immigrant Jorge Hernández, his brothers, and a cousin after he heard a song in the early 1970s about a couple of drug runners. This kind of song was unheard of and too controversial for the modern public (at that time), but Jorge saw the hit potential and ran with it. After getting permission to record this song, Los Tigres del Norte released "Contrabando y Traicion" (Contraband and Betrayal) in 1972. That song was also recorded by Ramon Ayala, who is considered by far the premier norteño artist in the history of the genre. At the time, America's youth was getting high in large numbers, and Mexican immigrants were seeing drug trafficking daily as they crossed the border. The song quickly hit huge, kicking off one of the most remarkable careers in Spanish-language pop music.
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[edit] Music
In Norteño/conjunto form, Los Tigres del Norte have been able to portray "real life" in a manner that most of the Americas can relate to, but also in a way most Americans are afraid to interpret through music. Most of their songs consist of tales or corridos about life, love, and the struggle to survive in an imperfect world. They regularly touch on the subject of illegal narcotics and immigration, but they've also shared stories of love and betrayal between a man and a woman. Together, the band and its public has turned norteño music into an international genre. The band has modernized the music, infusing it with bolero, cumbia, rock rhythms, waltzes, as well as sound effects of machine guns and sirens integrated with the music. In the process, they made a pop style out of an accordion-based polka music originating in Northern Mexico.
[edit] Members
- Jorge Hernández: Director, Lead Vocals and Accordion - Hernán Hernández: Electric Bass, Vocals - Eduardo Hernández: Accordion, Saxophone, Bajo Sexto (12-String Norteño Guitar), Vocals - Luis Hernández: Bajo Sexto (12-String Norteño Guitar), Vocals - Oscar Lara: Drums
[edit] Former Members
- Raúl Hernández: Bajo Sexto (12-String Norteño Guitar), vocals - Guadalupe [Unknown Last Name]: Saxophone and Accordion
[edit] External links
- Official Website (Full version in English and Spanish)
- Official Myspace (In English and Spanish)
