1. Music is an enduring art form that has transcended centuries in cultures around the globe. Every country has traditional music that is based in that country's specific history. How do the clips to which we listened fit specifically to the culture and history of Mexico? For example, how do Mexican myths affect the musical art form? How was Mexican music avoided Americanization and how has the border affected the culturally rooted music heard throughout the country of Mexico? While Edberg and Cameron compare the Narcocorridos with urban hip hop and rap music in the United States, the sounds and musical styles are extremely different. I think it would be important to discuss what the similarities are and this could give light to musical and thus cultural differences across the border.
2. What role does music play in Mexican nationalism? Do the messages in the Narcocorridos encourage the drug trade that is destroying Mexico's economy and forcing illegal immigration into the United States? What is the political role of the musical art form in a world where Mexico must struggle to survive?
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