Mario Barradas and Son Jarocho : the journey of a Mexican regional music /
Son Jarocho is a vibrant music and dance tradition (fandango) from the Sotavento region of Mexico, which includes parts of Veracruz, Tabasco, Oaxaca and Chiapas. It reflects the musical influences of Spanish, Indigenous and African traditions that have continued to evolve over time in Mexico as well...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
[2022].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture.
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| Summary: | Son Jarocho is a vibrant music and dance tradition (fandango) from the Sotavento region of Mexico, which includes parts of Veracruz, Tabasco, Oaxaca and Chiapas. It reflects the musical influences of Spanish, Indigenous and African traditions that have continued to evolve over time in Mexico as well as in the United States, where bands such as Los Lobos and Cafe Tacuba have drawn from the Son Jarocho sound and popularized it to a wider audience. Yolanda Broyles-GonzaÌ?lez works with Francisco GonzaÌ?lez, one of the founding members of Los Lobos and a string musician specializing in Jarocho music, and Dr. Rafael Figueroa HernaÌ?ndez, a music scholar from the Universidad Veracruzana. They consider the Jarocho harpist Mario Barradas (1926-2018), whose style influenced musicians in Mexico and the United States. By focusing on his life and music, the writers are able to consider how Son Jarocho has traveled from the Veracruz countryside to Mexico City, and further on to Mexican American communities in the United States, who have embraced the music as communal identity. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781477325551 1477325557 9781477325568 1477325565 |