Did you know that when you download Mexican folk songs, you are actually downloading a combination of three very different musical traditions? Among all the other folk music, Mexico's is considered to be the one which is filled with cultural contrasts and diverse influences and styles.

The first influence to the Mexican folk music is the Aztec culture. More than a thousand years before the country ever made a contact with the Europeans during the 16th century, they already had the Aztec tradition running in their society. Soon enough though, Mexico became a colony of Spain and remained to be so for the next two centuries. There goes the second influence to their music.

However, Mexican music didn’t stay influenced by these two alone. When the Mexicans refused to work as the Spanish wanted them to, the latter had to import African slaves to do the job. Came with the Africans were their own distinct kind of music, which, inevitably found its way into the Mexican musical scene too. The three influences evolved with the Mexican culture until they found their way to become one in the form of what we call now as Mexican folk songs.

One famous fusion is known as the Mexican Son which is a combo of the Spanish and African traditions. It has a lot of variations both in instrumentation and rhythm and the version depended on each region. If you wish to get to know more about this interesting fusion, perhaps downloading them online could help you understand them more.