Huapango huasteco

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Huapango huasteco is a traditional musical and dance style from Mexico’s Huasteca region, characterized by virtuosic violin playing, falsetto singing, and lively zapateado footwork performed on a wooden platform.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Huapango huasteco canonical 2
Huapango music 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf folk dance ⓘ
musical genre ⓘ
traditional music ⓘ
associatedCountryRegion Hidalgo ⓘ
Puebla ⓘ
linked to: San Luis Potosí

Querétaro ⓘ
San Luis Potosí ⓘ
Tamaulipas ⓘ
Veracruz ⓘ
associatedWith Huasteca culture ⓘ
characterizedBy falsetto singing ⓘ
lively zapateado footwork ⓘ
virtuosic violin playing ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Mexico ⓘ
culturalOrigin Spanish musical influences ⓘ
indigenous Huastec influences ⓘ
mestizo traditions ⓘ
culturalSignificance intangible cultural heritage of Mexico ⓘ
symbol of Huasteca regional identity ⓘ
danceElement percussive footwork ⓘ
zapateado ⓘ
danceFormation couple dance ⓘ
group dance ⓘ
danceSurface tarima ⓘ
language Nahuatl ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
Teenek ⓘ
lyricalTheme love ⓘ
nature ⓘ
rural life ⓘ
musicStyle call and response singing ⓘ
improvisation ⓘ
performanceContext son huasteco ensemble ⓘ
performanceSetting jardín huasteco ⓘ
performedAt community celebrations ⓘ
fiestas ⓘ
religious festivities ⓘ
performedOn wooden platform ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Huasteca region ⓘ
relatedGenre huapango ⓘ
son huasteco ⓘ
rhythmicFeature alternation of 3/4 and 6/8 ⓘ
hemiola ⓘ
tempo fast ⓘ
typicalAttire traditional regional costumes ⓘ
typicalInstrument jarana huasteca ⓘ
quinta huapanguera ⓘ
violin ⓘ
vocalTechnique falsetto ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Huasteca Hidalguense → hasCulturalElement → Huapango huasteco ⓘ
Huastec cultural area → modernCulturalExpression → Huapango music ⓘ
linked to: Huapango huasteco