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La Bamba
"La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song from the state of Veracruz and an example of son jarocho, a style of the region that combines Spanish (Andalusian), Indigenous, Afro-Mexican and Afro-Caribbean musical elements. It is typically played on one or two arpas jarochas (harps) with the jarana jarocha and the requinto jarocho, both string instruments.
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- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). La Bamba. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/la-bamba
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- “La Bamba.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/la-bamba. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “La Bamba.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/la-bamba.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘La Bamba’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/la-bamba (Accessed: ).
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