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<title>Mexican corridos: the people&apos;s autobiography in song</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 17, 2006) A St. Lawrence University professor specializes in a genre of Mexican music that tells the stories of how migrant workers get to the United States.  Martha Chew-Sanchez is the author of a book called Corridos in Migrant Memory.  She’s invited a Mexican band, Los Inalcanzables to perform “corridos” tonight at 7 at SLU’s Student Center.  “Corridos” are epic songs that were first sung when the Spanish arrived in the New World.  They’re like the collective autobiography of Mexico, telling stories about everything from farming and famous heroes to drug smuggling and crossing the border.  New ones are always written to reflect contemporary lives.  Chew-Sanchez told David Sommerstein she grew up in the border region of El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico, where “corridos” told the stories of the day… [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/8156/20061017/mexican-corridos-the-people-apos-s-autobiography-in-song">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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