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Musica aguascalentense refers to the contemporary popular and dance-music scene of the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. It blends central-Mexican cumbia and grupera with nearby Bajío and Zacatecas brass traditions (especially tamborazo), plus norteño–sax and banda instrumentation. The result is a highly danceable, festive sound that thrives at ferias, bailes, quinceañeras, and neighborhood fiestas. Hallmarks include steady cumbia and quebradita grooves; bright brass (trumpets, trombones, tuba) or sax/accordion leads; and a prominent keyboard line inherited from 1990s technocumbia and grupera. Repertoire ranges from romantic, melodramatic canciones and corridos bailables to humorous or party-oriented cumbias, often with local references ("Hidrocálido/a", Feria de San Marcos, Calvillo, Jesús María).