<P> The traditional mariachi band consists of the violin, the vihuela, guitar, a guitarrón (large bass guitar) and a trumpet . Other instruments may also be seen in a mariachi band, such as the flute, French horn, accordion, or organ are used . These instruments are used for specific arrangements . </P> <P> Mexican music was popularized in the United States in the late 1970s as part of a revival of mariachi music led by performers like Linda Ronstadt . Other famous mariachi performers include Pedro Infante, Vicente Fernández, Pepe Aguilar, Pedro Fernández, Alejandro Fernández, Antonio Aguilar, and Miguel Aceves Mejía . Some of the best - known examples of Mexican music in the United States is "La Cucaracha" and the Jarabe Tapatío (called the Mexican Hat Dance in the United States). </P> <P> In Mexico City, the center of mariachi music remains Garibaldi Plaza . The plaza fills with mariachi musicians to solicit gigs from individual songs for passers - by to being hired for events such as weddings and baptisms . They even stand on Eje Central in front of the plaza to flag down passing cars . In 2010, the government renovated the plaza to make it more tourist - friendly, adding new paving, gardens, police, security cameras, painted facades, and a museum dedicated to mariachi and tequila . Although mariachis can be hired in Mexico City over the phone or on the internet, many people still prefer to come to the plaza, hear the musicians and haggle over the price . About 2,500 mariachis hold union cards to work in the plaza, but as many as 4,000 may circulate through on a busy weekend . </P> <P> In 2011 UNESCO recognized the music as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, joining six others of this list from Mexico . </P>

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