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Regional Goes Global, Part 3: How a magical Mexican town keeps banda tradition alive

Regional Goes Global, Part 3: How a magical Mexican town keeps banda tradition alive

FromAll Songs Considered


Regional Goes Global, Part 3: How a magical Mexican town keeps banda tradition alive

FromAll Songs Considered

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Dec 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

You know all those tubas and brass instruments you hear behind your favorite regional Mexican hits? That's banda sinaloense and this week Alt.Latino wraps up the Regional Goes Global series with a visit to Sinaloa, Mexico, the birthplace of the genre.Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras visit the picturesque town Mocorito, a pueblo magico where tradition and pride in the musical heritage runs deep. That's the case even among members of the drug cartels, which are responsible for some of the country's societal ills. It's a complex story as passionate and heartfelt as the music that stretches from the hills of Sinaloa to this side of the U.S.-Mexico border.Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Joaquin Cotler, with production support from Lilly Quiroz, Suraya Mohamed, Josephine Nyounai and Natalia Fidelholtz. The editor for this episode is Jacob Ganz, and our project manager is Grace Chung. Hazel Cills is the podcast editor and digital editor for Alt.Latino. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.
Released:
Dec 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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