Mariachi tradicional with other ensembles of the region, like "conjunto calentano", "conjunto de arpa grande", "conjunto de jaraberos" and "conjunto de son de tarima" of the so-called Mexican son. Mariachi tradicional Traditional mariachi is a string ensemble from western México. Unlike the popular mariachi, this ensemble generally does not include trumpets. It consists of violins, guitarra de golpe, vihuelas, harp and guitarrón or double bass, and in some zones a bass drum is used. This mariachi developed from the beginning of 19th century and from this ensemble derived the mariachi with trumpets. Its repertoire generally covered "sones abajeños", "sones arribeños", "sones costeños"
Mariachi El Bronx (2009 album) the album's release, calling it "a whole different outlet – we can go tour with bands The Bronx couldn't go on tour with." The first Mariachi El Bronx song to see release was a cover of Prince's "I Would Die 4 U", released on the tribute album "Purplish Rain" in June 2009. The following month the band announced that "Mariachi El Bronx" would be released on September 1 through Swami Records, who had released the vinyl version of their second album, 2006's "The Bronx". In July "Spin" exclusively debuted the song "Quinceniera" as streaming media on their website. The website