In an earlier post, I mentioned in brief the corrido phenomenon. To hear some corridos, you can go to this Smithsonian website, Corridos sin Fronteras. Musician Elijah Wald has an amazing page called Corrido Watch, featuring corridos dealing with topical issues such as the horrific murders of women in Ciudad Juarez, a critique of president Vicente Fox, mourning the victims of 9/11 and even an ode to Bin Laden, Alla por Saudi Arabia un valiente hombre nació...
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