Nortec
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Nortec (from the combination of "norteño" and "techno") is an electronic musical genre from Tijuana (a border city in Baja California, Mexico) that first gained popularity in the late 1990s. Nortec music is characterized by hard dance beats and samples from traditional forms of Mexican music such as Banda sinaloense and Norteño - unmistakably Mexican horns are often used.
In 1999, Pepe Mogt was experimenting with both Norteño (popular folk music in Tijuana) Sounds and Electronica. This sound would turn out to be Nortec, a style he created and later shared with a group of likeminded musicians that would eventually turn into the Nortec Collective.
Situated near the United States border, and in the US cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Tijuana's musical scene is heavily influenced by tourism, and in particular, an international night life, a co-operative local musical community, and a steady supply of visiting DJs from the US. Many Mexicans from Mexico City frequently shuttle between Tijuana and Ibiza, Spain (a world renowned party club location), further exchanging and enriching the music.
As a result, Tijuana has around 40 nightclubs that play music that, by normally conservative club standards, is contemporary and even avant-garde. The DJs of these clubs have unique non-competitive associations and share music. The result is a wide variety of dance beats in the clubs.
Nortec has lost some of its popularity due to the rise of Reggaeton.
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[edit] External links
- Nor Tec Collective Official Site
- (Spanish)(English)Mil Records
- Acamonchi Design Studio
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| Acid - Detroit - 4-beat - Gabber - Ghettotech - Hardcore - Happy hardcore - Minimal - Nortec - Rave - Schranz - Tech house |
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