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| Mexican music = Polka music? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 30 2011, 08:30 PM (1,471 Views) | |
| dayle1960 | Dec 30 2011, 08:30 PM Post #1 |
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I was wathcing RFDTV the other night with Mrs.dayle1960. The show that was on was some sort of Polka show with a girl doing the MC work. I casually said to Mrs.dayle1960 "that polka music sounds just like Mexican music." She said, "Yes. it does." So this afternoon while driving home from work I switched over the radio to a mexican station and sure enough, I thought I was hearing polka music. The same squeezebox sound along with a snare drum plus the brass section along with a few strings, made the music seem like I was watching the Big Joe Palooka Polka show on RFDTV. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to bash any type of music, I'm just saying if the lyrics were deleted from the songs, the melodies would sound alike. |
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| billy508 | Dec 30 2011, 08:55 PM Post #2 |
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I found a lot of songs like this on Spotify. Dont know why I never heard it before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waPoluO3vsY&feature=related |
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| billy508 | Dec 30 2011, 09:06 PM Post #3 |
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| Geogoslow | Jan 12 2012, 06:59 PM Post #4 |
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They sound so similar because Mexican Music was born from Polka Music. The great slave trade brought many types of music to other parts of the world. So yes, Mexican music originated from Polka music. That is why they are so similar. Its a part of history. |
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| dayle1960 | Jan 12 2012, 07:03 PM Post #5 |
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You sure about that? Just asking because I can't seem the think that the mexicans would bring poles over for slaves. Thanks for the info. |
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