Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Narco Corridos

I've been reading a book about the history of Narco Corrido... basically Mexican folk music that regales the exploits of gangsters and dug runners. Essentially Mexican gangster rap that has its roots in traditional folk music. Intense considering some 20,000 people have been killed in the last 4 years in Mexican drug wars...

1 comment:

seaneee said...

There is a pretty amazing article about the Sinola family and how they have become "folk heros" in last weeks New Yorker.