| Contents |
Corrido renaissance. The father of camelia : Ángel González ; El maestro : Paulino Vargas -- The Sinaloan sound. Sinaloan legends : Narcoculture, violence, and Jesús Malverde ; El valiente : Chalino Sánchez ; Chalinitos : El as de la Sierra ; Badiraguato ; New generation : Mario Quintero y Los Tucanes de Tijuana -- El otro lado. The clown prince : Francisco Quintero ; Gangsta corrido dynasty : the Rivera family ; Cage of gold : Enrique Franco ; The political circus : Jesse Armenta -- Norteño heartland. Trucker to troubadour : Julián Garza ; Faded glories : Texas and the Valley -- Mexico City and points south. The zapatista minstrel : Andrés Contreras ; Corridos of the country buses : Gabriel Villanueva ; Guerrilla corridos : The mountains of Atoyac ; Narcocorridos move south : Apatzingán ; El Jefe de Jefes : Teodoro Bello -- Glossary. |
| Abstract |
Provides a close-up look at the popular Latin music trend of narcocorridos, a musical form that reflects the history, culture and feelings of people with ties to the dangerous world of cross-border drug traffickers. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-305) and index. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 311-317. |
| ISBN | 0066210240 |
