Journalist Wald presents an in-depth exploration of the popular Latin music trend of the narcocorridos, Mexican ballads about the daring deeds of cross-border drug traffickers. The Smithsonian will launch an exhibit dedicated to the corridos in February 2002. 8-page photo insert.
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Journalist Wald presents an in-depth exploration of the popular Latin music trend of the narcocorridos, Mexican ballads about the daring deeds of cross-border drug traffickers. The Smithsonian will launch an exhibit dedicated to the corridos in February 2002. 8-page photo insert.
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Very Good in Good dust jacket. Crisp, clean pages with no owners' marks; hard cover and dust jacket are crimped at spine ends, and jacket has a short, closed tear at the top right front with an attendant crease, otherwise well-kept.
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Hardback, Near Fine in a Fine Minus to Near Fine DJ, 1st edition; remainder mark to bottom edge of page block, light wear to mylar protected DJ and DJ edges, tiny tear to top back edge by spine end. The author travelled extensively in Mexico and the American Southwest to find the roots of this musical genre which concerns itself with drugs, guns, and guerrillas, no names or markings, illustrated, 8vo., 333 pages.,
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Hardcover, xiii, 333 pp., map, photos, unclipped illustrated jacket. First Edition, First Printing: First Edition stated with complete number line. Minimal wear, unmarked, tight binding, jacket with tiny (less than 1 cm) tear at top of spine in nice condition overall. The first full-length exploration of the contemporary Mexican corrido.
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Very good in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated by author on first free endpaper. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. As new except for a mildly bumped corner. Text in English, Spanish. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. By the author of 'Josh White: Society Blues' and 'How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Very good in very good jacket. xiii, 333 p. Illustrations. Notes and Discography. Index. Permissions. 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. 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 through much of Mexico and the southwestern United States (mostly hitchhiking, with a guitar on his back) in order to find notorious corridistas. From international superstars sell millions of albums to rural singers documenting current events for their neighbors in the regions dominated by guerrilla war, Wald was able to visit these songwriters in their homes, trek up to mountain villages, explore the heartland of the Mexican drug traffic, and check out the scene in urban centers such as Los Angeles and Mexico City. The corrido genre is famous for its hard-bitten songs of drug traffickers and gunfights, and also functions as a sort of musical newspaper, singing of government corruption, the lives of immigrants in the United States, and the battles of the Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas. 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. Through largely unknown to English speakers, corridos top the Latin charts and dominate radio playlists both in the United Statesand points south. Wald illustrates the power of this music and the subculture it has created. 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 t.