1st Edition

Musical Mobilities Son Jarocho and the Circulation of Tradition Across Mexico and the United States

By Alejandro Nieto Copyright 2018
162 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

How do musical practices move? Though technology increasingly plays a great part in establishing different degrees of spatial proximity, music making still seems to be tied to specific geographical locations, cultures or communities. The identity of musical traditions, in particular, is often demarcated by a presumed degree of uniformity amongst its practitioners. Musical Mobilities... Read more

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Music, Circulation and Performance

1 The Heartbeat of Fandango

2 The Historical Circulation of Son Jarocho

3 Learning at Workshops

4 Journeying with a Practice

5 Rhythm, a Manner of Flowing

6 In the Grip of Friction

Conclusion

Appendix

References

Glossary of Selected Terms

Index

Biography

Alejandro Miranda Nieto is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Sociology and Social Research at the University of Trento, Italy.