What is "norteno"

1. redirect Norteño

Norteño ( Spanish: "northerner") may refer to:

• The Norteños are a large organization of largely Mexican-American street gangs in the United States
• Norteño (music) is a style of Mexican music related to polka and corridos
• Norteño (band) is a tango nuevo band from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Norteño is an alcoholic beverage ( aguardiente), from Ecuador
• Norteño refers to the people and the culture of north central and north eastern New Mexico.

Norteño (, northern), also música norteña, is a genre of Mexican music related to polka and corridos. The accordion and the bajo sexto are norteño's most characteristic instruments. The genre is popular in both Mexico and the United States, especially among the Mexican and Mexican-American community, and it has become popular in many Latin American countries as far as Chile and Colombia. Though originating from rural areas, norteño is popular in urban as well as rural areas.

Some popular norteño artists include Ramón Ayala, Intocable, Los Cadetes de Linares, Los Alegres de Terán, Los Tigres del Norte, Los Huracanes del Norte, Los Rieleros del Norte, and Los Tucanes de Tijuana. Local radio stations have continued to be a major influence in popularizing norteño in the Mexican-American community.

A conjunto norteño is a type of Mexican folk ensemble. It mostly includes diatonic accordion, bajo sexto, electric bass or double bass, and drums, and sometimes saxophone.

Norteño is a self-proclaimed "Tango nuevo quintet" from the Ottawa, Ontario area. It was started by Pierre-Paul Provencher and Laurie Rosewarne in 1993. It consists of Provencher ( bandoneon), Rosewarne ( piano), Sylvie Rocheleau ( violin), Garry Elliott ( electric guitar), and Nicolas Tremblay ( double-bass).

Norteño plays a lot of music by Ástor Piazzolla, as well as some of Provencher's and Elliot's compositions in his style: tango nuevo, which is a fusion of tango and jazz. They have released one album entitled Milonga d'automne.

Norteño has performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 1996, as well as some concerts at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

Norteño is the third album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro. It was released in 1980.