Quoting Mark Sullivan <
DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net>:
>
> Tonight's episode of The Shield dealt with Narco
Corrido, songs which
> are supposed to be true stories about the Mexican
underworld. I found
> this book, Narcocorrido : A Journey into the Music
of Drugs, Guns, and
> Guerrillas by Elijah Wald. Wald hitchhiked through
northern Mexico and
> the southwestern US to make contact with the
singers, fans and subjects
> of the songs. It sounds very interesting. Has anyone
read this book?
> Is it any good?
Not yet (it is in the TBR pile).
Here is an Austin Chronicle review:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2002-01-11/music_phases5.html
Texas Music magazine also had an article on the topic in
their Spring 2002 issue, but the article doesn't appear to be
online.
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