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This week’s Beat Latino celebrates the other Mexico, el otro México, on this side of the border. From Tucson, New York, Los Angeles and other cities even beyond our northern border, this week’s selection shares a vision of a the Mexican side of this immigrant nation, and celebrates its musical contribution to the culture. We also share a wonderful conversation we had at Mundial Montreal 2016 with the Villalobos Brothers, a trio of virtuoso violinist brothers from Xalapa, Veracruz who are now based in New York. Luis, Alberto and Ernesto share how their experiences have shaped a joyous music that they now use to build cultural bridges this side of the Rio Grande.
Happy 5 de mayo!
Feature photo: Villalobos Brothers at Mundial Montreal 2016. Photo: Catalina Maria Johnson
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El otro México | Los tigres del norte | El otro México. | Fonovisa | 1986 | 02:44 |
| This Land is your land | Las cafeteras | Tastes like L.A.. | Las cafeteras | 2017 | 03:39 |
| La iguana | Los Villalobos Brothers | Aliens of extraordinary ability. | Los Villalobos Brothers | 2012 | 01:50 |
| Villalobos bros edited | Los Villalobos Brothers | -. | – | 2017 | 12:56 |
| A change is gonna come | Villalobos Brothers | Aliens of extraordinary ability. | Villalobos Brothers | 2012 | 02:32 |
| El desafiante | OUTERNATIONAL | El desafiante . | Firebrand Records | 2015 | 04:43 |
| Freedom is free | Chicano Batman | Freedom is free. | ATO Records | 2017 | 04:04 |
| Ser como el aire libre | Agustín Lira and Alma | Songs of hope and struggle. | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings2 | 2016 | 02:45 |
| Lecture me ft. Tito Fuentes | Mexican Dubwiser. | Border Frequency | Kin Kon records / The Music Joint | 2017 | 03:45 |
| Mambo mexicano | Sergio Mendoza y la Orkestra | Sergio Mendoza y la Orkestra | Cosmica Records | 2012 | 05:30 |
| Sal | The Mariachi Ghost | The Mariachi Ghost. | The Mariachi Ghost | 2013 | 08:17 |
| La Bamba | Ozomatli & Slightly Stoopid | Non-stop: Mexico to Jamaica. | Cleopatra Records | 2017 | 03:20 |