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Musica Nortena
Ragland, Catherine; Ragland, Cathy
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Description for Musica Nortena
Paperback. Musica nortena, a musical genre with its roots in the folk ballad traditions of Northern Mexico and the Texas-Mexican border region, has become a hugely popular musical style in the US, particularly among Mexican immigrants. This title provides a history of this transnational music that has found enormous commercial success in norteamerica. Series: Studies in Latin America & Caribbean Music. Num Pages: 268 pages, 26 Figures, 2 Maps, 13 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLCM; AVGH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
The first history of the music that binds together Mexican immigrant communities
The first history of the music that binds together Mexican immigrant communities
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Latin America & Caribbean Music
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781592137473
SKU
V9781592137473
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Ref
99-15
About Ragland, Catherine; Ragland, Cathy
Cathy Ragland is an Assistant Professor in Music and the Arts at SUNY/Empire State College. She is a former music critic for the San Antonio Express-News, Seattle Times and Austin American-Statesman, where, among many things, she wrote about Tex-Mex and Norteña music. She is also a former folklorist and co-founder of the Mariachi Academy of New York, an after-school program ... Read more
Reviews for Musica Nortena
“Ragland’s ethnomusicological approach to música norteña's evolution and its contemporary relevance, brings the topic to life. The music is clearly a prism to examining a broad swath of social, political, economic, cultural, and communications issues. Her musical analysis is fresh, rare, and valuable.”—Daniel Sheehy, Director and Curator, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings