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! Read # Narcocorrido: A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns, and Guerrillas by Elijah Wald  eBook or Kindle ePUB. Narcocorrido: A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns, and Guerrillas Trafficker Ballads Soapsuds Even though Amazon has it in its headline as the "(Spanish Version)," the book is in English. Nonetheless, explore the book by clicking "Look Inside" and make double sure it is in English.Author Elijah Wald takes the reader to the deepest parts of Mexico and South America in "A journey into the music of drugs, guns, and guerrillas. In gathering research for his book titled "Narcocorrido," (Drug traffickers' ballads) the author places his life on the line. He could hav
| Title | : | Narcocorrido: A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns, and Guerrillas |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.52 (990 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0066210240 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-24 |
| Language | : | Spanish |
tracking down composers and performers of the narcocorrido, a modern spinoff of the 19th-century Mexican folk ballad (corrido) that combines the traditional accompaniment of accordion and 12-string guitar (bajo sexto) with markedly current lyrics. Narcocorridos romanticize the drug trade the botched smugglings, fallen kingpins and dishonorable police. Unfortunately, Wald's narrow, first-person account reads like a travel journal, blithely moving from subject to subject, ignoring historical context. Wald m
In searching for the poetry and social protest behind the gaudy lyrics of powerful drug lords, Wald shows how popular music can remain the voice and "newspaper" of a people, even in a modern world ripe with globalization, electronic media, and gangsters who ship cocaine in 747s.. He provides in-depth looks at the songwriters who have transformed groups like the awesomely popular Tigres del Norte into enduring superstars, as well as the younger artists who are carrying the corrido into the twentyfirst century. In the first full-length exploration of the contemporary Mexican corrido, award-winning author Elijah Wald blends a travel narrative with his search for the roots of this unusual and controversial genre -- a modern outlaw music that blends the sensibilities of medieval ballads with the edgy grit of gangsta rap. Since the days of the Mexican Revolution, corridos have been the musical voice of the poor and oppressed, but also a sensational actiongenre that has spawned dozens of his movies and has been attacked by conservative politiciana and anti-drug crusaders. While opening up a rich musical world, this book paints a picture of modern Mexican culture as it is seen by the people in the streets: raw and romantic, old fashioned and revolutionary, violent and poetic.Wald traveled th
Trafficker Ballads Soapsuds Even though Amazon has it in its headline as the "(Spanish Version)," the book is in English. Nonetheless, explore the book by clicking "Look Inside" and make double sure it is in English.Author Elijah Wald takes the reader to the deepest parts of Mexico and South America in "A journey into the music of drugs, guns, and guerrillas. In gathering research for his book titled "Narcocorrido," (Drug traffickers' ballads) the author places his life on the line. He could have been mistaken for a DEA agent and killed.However, Elijah Wald "is a writer and musician with twenty years' experience coverin. "Five Stars" according to Mithu G Dastidar. That's a great book. "An excellent portrait of the Corrido music." according to Jose Torres. Elijah Wald goes to Mexico in search of the roots of the corrido, and does a superb job as he finds and talks to the main composers and singers of the true and authentic mexican music. the book it's direct and extremely enjoyable. I read it in one afternoon and was unable to put it down until I finished it all.The book it's about the corrido, it is not a political document or passes judgements on anyone lifestyle, only when it pertains to the corrido itself then he goes and gives you a little taste of the political, social and economic factors that relate to the music and living conditions of
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