Their music survived in the traditional songs of the Pueblo people with wind instruments such as the Anasazi flute, as well as the chants and drum beats of the Navajo and Apache.

[10] Musicians in the genre received prominent airtime on KANW,[11] and international recognition on the syndicated Val De La O Show.

John Donald Robb left a significant collection of 3,000 field recordings of Nuevomexicano, Native, and cowboy music, among others, to the University of New Mexico.

[17][18][19][20] Country music artist Michael Martin Murphey released an album titled Land of Enchantment.

Other country musicians incorporate New Mexico style music into their sound, including Billy Dawson, Daniel Solis, Josh Grider, and Shawn Brooks.

[21][22][23][24] Neotraditional New Mexico music thrives due to the continued popularity of the late Al Hurricane and A. Paul Ortega,[25][26] along with modern musicians Al Hurricane Jr., Robert Mirabal,[27] Darren Cordova,[28] Lorenzo Antonio, Sparx, Cuarenta y Cinco, Apache Spirit, Dynette Marie, and Tobias Rene.