List of music artists and bands from Mexico

This is a list of music artists and bands from Mexico, categorized according to musical genre.

World Music

Classical Music

Main article: List of Mexican composers of classical music

Operas

Main article: List of Mexican operas

Symphonic Bands

Latin Jazz

Lounge

Son Jarocho

Regional Mexican

Ranchera and Mariachi

Mariachi Groups

Foundational Figures / Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (1930s–1950s)

Classic & Mid-Century Artists (1950s–1980s)

Modern & Contemporary Revival (1980s–2000s)

New & Contemporary (2010s–Present)

Norteño

Nortec

Nortec Collective

Bostich and Fussible|Bostich & Fussible

Norteña and Corrido

Corrido

Narcocorrido

Banda

Duranguense

Ballad

1940s–1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2010s

Mexican-Spaniard Fusion

Bolero

1920s–1930s

1940s–1950s

1960s–1970s

1980s–1990s

Pop

1980s – Early 1990s

Mid–Late 1990s

Early–Mid 2000s

Mid 2000s – Electropop / Alternative

2010s – Present

Mexican cumbia

1970s – Early 1980s

Late 1980s – Early 1990s

Early – Mid 1990s

Late 1990s – Early 2000s

2000s – 2010s

Rock

classic old-school Mexican rock and roll singers and bands from the 1950s-60s:

Johnny Laboriel – Pioneer of Mexican rock, lead singer of Los Rebeldes del Rock, known for Spanish-language rock hits.

Luis Pérez Meza – Folk singer incorporating rock rhythms into traditional Mexican music.

Los Teen Tops – Popular band famous for Spanish covers of American rock and roll songs (e.g., “La Plaga”).

Classic Rock en Español / Latin Rock

Bands blending traditional Mexican sounds with rock, or inspired by classic Latin rock:

  • Caifanes — Rock en español, gothic, post-punk
  • Jaguares — Rock en español, alt rock (Caifanes offshoot)
  • Fobia — Rock en español, new wave, pop rock
  • Botellita de Jerez — Guacarrock (rock + Mexican folk)
  • Arturo Meza — Progressive rock, folk rock, experimental
  • El Azote — Folk/experimental rock (scarce info, likely in this group)
  • Los Jaigüey — Experimental rock, psychedelic, with vintage Mexican rock feel

Hard Rock / Alt Metal

  • Molotov — Rap rock, alt metal, funk rock
  • The Warning — Hard rock, alt rock
  • Panda — Post-hardcore, emo (bridges here and pop punk)

Garage Rock / Punk / Riot Grrrl

Alternative

Indie Rock / Dream Pop / Psychedelia

Experimental / Progressive / Fusion

Heavy Metal and Hardcore Punk

Unclassified or Limited Information

Nueva Canción, Nueva Trova / Protest Music

Electronic Music

Tecnobanda and Tecnocumbia

Mexican Guaracha and Tribal

Merengue

Bachata

Hip Hop

Reggae en Español

Ska

See Also

Regional styles of Mexican music

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