Who are some famous singers from Mexico?

Answer 1

There are many Mexican musical groups who perform in the restaurants, street and also during the festivals. Some of the best-known and famous Mexican musicians are listed here.

• Miguel Bernal Jiménez (February 16, 1910 - July 26, 1956)
  
  He was not only a musician but also a music composer. He was known as the Mexican musician who promoted religious music. He had contributed most of his work to the Mexican Nationalist Movement. Some of his popular works include Ave Gratia Plena, Cuarteto Virreinal, Tata Vasco, El Himno de los Bosques, Misa Guadalupana Juandieguito and many more. One of the musical works that was acclaimed worldwide was Tata Vasco.

• Manuel de Elías (June 5, 1939 - )
  
  He was a music composer and conductor. He was instrumental in establishing the Musical Institute at the University of Veracruz, in the year 1975. Some of his popular works which he created for various groups include Vitral 1 for Chamber Orchestra, Vitral 3 for Orchestra, Divertimento for Drum-kit, Aphorismus 1 for Choir a capella, Aphorismus 3 for Solo Flute and Sonate 1 for Piano. He dedicated his work Mictlán-Tlatelolco to the earthquake (Mexico City) victims of 1985.

• Lolita De La Colina
  
  She was a popular singer and songwriter of the seventies. She has written songs for the celebrities like Manoella Torres, Sophy, José Luis Rodríguez, Daniela Romo, Arianna, Stephanie Salas, Lupita D'Alessio and José José. One of her songs, "Perdon" was a great hit. One of her songs that was not only a hit but also an unforgettable one was "Tu nombre me lo callo". This was recorded by Rafael of the group - The Spainard.

• Blas Galindo (February 3, 1910 - April 9, 1993)
  
  Blas Galindo was a Mexican composer who formed a group called "Grupo de los cuatro" in the year 1934. Some of his vocal works include Jicarita, Arrullo, for soloist and orchestra, Canciones de Jalisco and many more. His works on Chamber music include Sonata for Clarinet and piano, Sonata for cello and piano. During his lifetime he received many awards for his musical work.

• Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (December 8, 1882 - April 24, 1948)
  
  Ponce was a composer and a scholar of the traditional Mexican music. He wrote music for solo instruments such as guitar and piano and also for chamber ensembles and orchestra. Few of the songs written by him include Adiós mi bien, Isaura de mi amor, Tal vez Tres poemas de E. González Martínez, Una multitud más and many more. One of the melodies composed by Ponce, which is still popular is "Estrellita".