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Akwid: the new sound of Mexican regional music
It's Saturday night and El Reventón, a Mexican nightclub in Oakland, CA., is hosting Akwid, a Spanish-language rap duo fusing traditional banda with ......(Continue Reading) Democracy on the downbeat - global music - Brief Article
ANTIBALAS What does democracy sound like? The Brooklyn-based Antibalas--a "cooperative entity" of 14-plus band members--makes it sound a lot like Afrobeat, that politically charged hybrid of Jame...(Continue Reading)Making Tracks - mingling of cultures in popular music - Brief Article
The world does not exist. At least not the world that radio and record stores would have you believe exists, where American music resides in one aisle ......(Continue Reading)Up with downs: Lila Down's musical journey reflects that of her life: Mexican, Indian, and America, criss-crossing the border and navigating turmoil -
Julie Taymor's theme song "Burn it Blue," for the film Frida, was nominated for an Oscar. It also earned Lila Downs a number one hit in France and new ......(Continue Reading)Refried Elvis: The Rise of the Mexican Counterculture. - Review - book review
Refried Elvis: The Rise of the Mexican Counterculture. By Eric Zolov (Berkeley and London: University of California Press, 1999. xiii plus 349pp. $45.00/cloth, ......(Continue Reading)
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