Día de los Muertos
The music is loud to wake up the souls of the deceased and direct them to their home friends, but to remain joyful, since death is perceived not as a tragedy, but as a natural part of the life cycle. Ancient ritual melodies performed on indigenous instruments to create a mystical atmosphere and invoke spirits. mariachi play cheerful songs about love, life and death in cemeteries. Sona (Son Jarocho, Son Huasteco) fast rhythm, improvisation and the use of plucked instruments. Mix traditional motifs with jazz, rock and electronica. Instruments: Aztec Death Whistle, Tehuantepec Flutist. Guitar, guitarron and vihuela. Violin. trumpets. Percussion instruments: Cajon (box-drum of African origin). Various types of small percussion (maracas, guiro – ribbed pumpkin with a scraper) that maintain a syncopated dance rhythm. The sound is visuals: кthe aroma of burning copal resin, orange marigolds, whose smell is believed to attract souls, and the taste of the traditional "bread of the dead".