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The mariachi ensemble and mariachi music originated in the Jalisco region and surrounding states of western Mexico, especially the city of Guadalajara. A traditional mariachi included primarily string instruments, such as guitars; a large bass guitar called a guitarrón; a folk harp with 2840 strings; violins; a flat-backed, five-string guitar; and vihuelas (guitars with round backs). In the Zacatecas and Los Altos regions of Mexico, a bass drum or snare drum was sometimes added to the group. Before cars, mariachi bands traveled from town to town by walking or by train, mule, or horse.
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