Music in Mexico: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series)

Madrid is the author of Sounds of the Modern Nation. About the AuthorAlejandro L. Music, Culture and Ideas in Post-Revolutionary Mexico (2009) and Nor-Tec Rifa! Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to the World (2008), and editor of Transnational Encounters, Music and Performance at the U.S.-Mexico Border (2011) among other award-winning books.. He served as senior editor of Latina/o and Latin American entries for The Grove Dictionary of American Music (second edition) and since 1992 has conducted research in Mexico, Cuba, Spain, and the U.S. Madrid is Associate Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Dr

Music, Culture and Ideas in Post-Revolutionary Mexico (2009) and Nor-Tec Rifa! Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to the World (2008), and editor of Transnational Encounters, Music and Performance at the U.S.-Mexico Border (2011) among other award-winning books.. Madrid is the author of Sounds of the Modern Nation. He served

"All about Music of the Mexican eastern coast." according to Amazon customer. The print is too small for my taste. But it is a well researched book and the accompanying Ce is a plus.

Madrid uses extensive fieldwork, interviews with performers, eyewitness accounts of performances, and vivid illustrations to guide students through modern-day music practices. Music in Mexico is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, the core book in the Global Music Series. Each case study uses the contemporary musical situation as a point of departure, covering historical information and traditions as they relate to the present. The complex legacy of Mexico's ethnic past and geographic location have shaped the country and its culture. Visit oup/us/globalmusic for a list of case studies in the Global Music Series. Packaged with a 40-minute audio CD containing musical examples, the text features numerous listening activities that engage students with the music. The website also includes instructional material to accompany each study.. In Music in Mexico, Alejandro L. It sets the stage for an array of case-study volumes, each of which focuses on a single area of the world. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world. Applying three themes-ethnic identity, migration, and media influences-the text