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The leona is not a jarana because its strings are plucked, not strummed. In son jarocho music, a jarana is an instrument that is strummed.

In this video, you can see the plucking of the leona, not the strumming, because it is not a jarana.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCmI8YybpKA

In this video you can see a strumming instrument (jarana), and a plucked instrument (requinto), of son jarocho music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b39R__VC7O4&NR=1

Here is a list of son jarocho instruments:

http://www.lauderiaestanzuela.com.mx

Of course, you can also strum a requinto and a leona, and pluck a jarana, but it is not a common practice.

source: I'm mexican.

--Opus88888 (talk) 01:21, 5 September 2011 (UTC)