Music Of Arizona
The music of Arizona originally was influenced by Native American music, In the 20th century, Mexican immigrants. Banda, corridos, mariachi and conjunto became very popular in Arizona and innovative scenes popped up in immigrant communities across the state.
Other major influences come from styles popular throughout the rest of the United States.
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And fiddled whisper music on those strings
And bats with baby faces in the violet light
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And crawled head downward down a blackened wall....”
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