State Farm Arena Welcomes Los Tigres del Norte and Joan Sebastian The State Farm Arena is showcasing some of the best artists Latin America has to offer. For the first time ever, the band Los Tigres del Norte and solo artist Joan Sebastian are set to perform live on Sunday, September 7th, 2014. As a special treat, Sebastian will perform his popular horse-straddling act while he sings. Doors open at 6:00 PM and the concert starts at 7:00 PM. Tickets are on sale now. Prices vary: $175, $150, $125
regions subjugated by guerilla war, narco corridos provides the songwriters in their homes with unique but artistic superiority, investigating the heartland of the infamous Mexican drug trafficking as well as publicizing municipal midpoints such as Los Angeles, in addition to Mexico City. In essence, the corrido genre is legendary for its hard-bitten lyrics of drug traffickers plus gunfights, and moreover functions as a genus of musical tabloid, singing of regime dishonesty, the lives of émigrés in
Mexico is known for many things that range from its beautiful beaches to its small unique towns to its food, but another aspect of Mexican culture that also stands out, is its many forms of music. When people think about music of Mexico, they typically think about mariachi or banda and the dances that are associated with the genres, but what a lot of people don’t realize is that there are other forms of music such as corridos and many types of sones. Since there are many genres in Mexican music,
The lyrics “Sonaron siete balazos, Camelia a Emilio mataba La policía sólo halló una pistola tirada/Del dinero y de Camelia, nunca más se supo nada” paved way for the subgenre narcocorrido. The interpretation of the lyrics read that Camelia and Emilio successfully complete their mission of smuggling drugs to America, where Camelia shoots Emilio after
Throughout the years Latin music has slowly made an impact in the music industry in the United States, from the traditional mariachi to the vibrant Rock en Español. But it is the controversial folk-music genre called narcocorridos that has made a major impact in the last few years in the United States, mainly the southwestern states that border with Mexico. Also called drug ballads, this subgenre of the traditional corrido has emerged since the 1990’s as the principal instrument to chronicle the
Nortec Rifa Paper This ethnography paper is about a book named Nor-tec rifa! Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to the World. The name Nor-tec from the book is or reduced as North Technology music. North is referring to the Northern part of Mexico Tijuana. Nor-tec music has popularity in Tijuana, Mexico generally with a younger generation of people. The music is commonly transmitted through the Internet. The median of movement for the music allows for it to spread to different areas of Tijuana,
Miranda Cross Exam Unit 3 October 8, 2014 Music from Mexico began making its way to America in the late 1800s when border culture and commerce was beginning to develop. Corrido and Ranchera developed and reached popularity in Texas when nortenos music came to Texas. Texas singer Lydia Mendoza’s song “Bad Man” became a hit and played on the radio in the southwestern US which clued listeners in to the border music scene. She and her family continued to record tangos, corridos, rancheras, and boleros
playing some norteñas to commence the night. As soon as “Los Tigres Del Norte” emerged from the gigantic speakers, everyone left their seats and rushed to the dance floor, showing off their best moves. People danced like there was no tomorrow, from norteñas and huapangos to cumbias and pasito satevo. And what better way to bring this stunning night to an end than by doing our favorite line dances! We could definitely not leave “El Payaso del Rodeo”out of this one! We all enjoyed this night to the
Narcocorridos: Varying Perception Across the Border Often referred to as the gangster rap of Mexico, Narcocorridos are centered on the drug cartels of Mexico and are frequently used as an outlet for boasting and violence. Emerging in the 1980s and 1990s, the narcocorrido has become a hugely popular style of Mexican music. Although controversial in Mexico, Narcocorrido has gained popularity throughout the US, especially in California. The violence portrayed through this music is often embraced by
Mexican Cartels Mexican Cartel’s beginnings have a interesting story. Mexican Cartels came to be when Pablo Escobar, the most powerful drug lord, started expanding even farther than just Colombia. He needed a quicker and more efficient way to get the product to the people who actually bought them. Mexico was a perfect spot to transport all the merchandise to United States. The gangs that distributed these products made a deal with Pablo Escobar and received some share of the merchandise for their
Narcotics, guns and violence, the powerful elements of the never ending war. All these elements are part of the campaign to rid the world of the disaster that drugs so ferociously have inflicted upon America. The war, created by The United States’ demand and government circumstances, has been fighting drug lords and opportunists. The United States has for the past three decades declared that it is in a full fledged attack against drugs and the violence it fosters. For decades billions and billons