Biography
Since the '80s, los Rieleros del Norte have been one of the top bands in traditional Mexican music. Their specialty is norte+¦o, an exuberant, often sentimental style that is also known as conjunto or Tex-Mex. Norte+¦o is the Spanish word for "northern" and Mexicans refer to norte+¦o/conjunto as "musica del norte" (music of the north) because it was created north of the Mexican border -- Texas, to be exact. Those who aren't into Mexican music may not be familiar with terms like ... Read more