Mario Barradas and Son Jarocho: The Journey of a Mexican Regional Music

by Yolanda Broyles-González

Son Jarocho was born as the regional sound of Veracruz but over time became a Mexican national genre, even transnational, genre--a touchstone of Chicano identity in the United States. Mario Barradas and Son Jarocho traces a musical journey from the Gulf Coast to interior Mexico and across the border, describing the transformations of Son Jarocho along the way.

This comprehensive cultural study pairs ethnographic and musicological insights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477325557
• ISBN13: 9781477325551
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 208 Pages