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This week’s Beat Latino selects a wide variety of border ballads to highlight elevate our stories–the stories within—honest, deeply knowledgable and authentic songs within tunes that tell tales of going al norte. These artists relay heartbreak to humor to triumph, Beat Latino celebrates the journey north and true #dignidadliteraria through these musical moments.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canción mixteca | Gloria Arjona | The Five suns of Mexico. | Gloria Arjona | 2014 | 02:38 |
| Ave que Emigra | Gaby Moreno | Postales. | Metamorfosis Enterprises Inc. | 2012 | 04:22 |
| La Frontera | Lhasa De Sela | The Living Road. | Audiogram | 2003 | 03:06 |
| La línea | Lila Downs | The Very Best Of. | Capitol Latin | 2009 | 05:01 |
| Pa’l Norte | Calle 13 | Pa’l Norte. | Sony Music Latin | 2014 | 04:44 |
| Immigrantes (We get the Job Done)K’hann, Snow Tha Product | K’naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz MC, Residente | The Hamilton Mixtape. | Atlantic Records | 2016 | 04:42 |
| Clandestino ft. Philthy Dronez | Making Movies | Clandestino ft. Philthy Dronez. | Making Movies | 2017 | 04:08 |
| Immigrant feat. Säye Skye | Rosy Cervantes | Immigrant (feat. Säye Skye). | Rosy Cervantes | 2020 | 03:29 |
| El canto del bracero | Eugenia León | Norteño. | Universal Music Latino | 1998 | 04:24 |
| Un Mojado sin Licencia | Los Ramones de Nuevo Leòn | Sigue la Tradición. | Grupo RMS, LLC | 2014 | 02:41 |
| El Bracero Fracasado | Villa 5 | El Bracero Fracasado. | Villa 5 | 2019 | 03:05 |
| I Am a Mexican ft. Flaco Jimenez | Rick Trevino | I Am a Mexican. | Campo Negro Records | 2018 | 03:33 |
| Canción Mixteca | Quique Escamilla EP | 500 Years Of Night. | Lulaworld Records | 2014 | 04:53 |
| Adios Maria | MASTER | Adios Maria . | MASTER | 2020 | 03:55 |
Feature photo: Quique Escamilla