SCENE@MEXICO - TRIBAL COWBOYS #SWATCH MTV PLAYGROUND

The Tribal Cowboys are a group of young men from San Luis in Northern Mexico who enjoy nothing more than getting together to customise their style and choreograph group dances.


DJ Otto (a DJ/Producer for the scene) says that Tribal came about thanks to the fusion of two unlikely musical influences - tropical music and techno. The track on the video gives you a taste of what it sounds like.

You’ll notice that the most striking thing about the Tribal Cowboys is their boots! A lot of time and effort goes into making them – and the more crazy and more pointy, the better! Brando (featured in the video) now has a full time job creating these boots after originally making them for fun.

It has become such a huge trend that sometimes the girls will actually check out the boys’ boots before they even look at their faces – so the more impressive the footwear, the higher the chance of getting the girl!

One of the most important things to learn from the Tribal Cowboys is that there is no social status attached to this – everybody just gets together and dances to the music they love. But, as with all trends the Tribal Cowboys have their share of critics, though they insist it’s just harmless fun. Take a look at the video – what do you think?

This is so interesting I love these shoes!  I can feel such a vibe from the video and pictures....  I would love to go and actually see this for real!