Far From Home, Mexicans Sing Age-Old Ballads of a New Life (NY Times)

From The New York Times:

By Randal C. Archibold
Published: July 6, 2007

Mexican folk ballads known as corridos have moved north with immigrants and adopted new themes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/06/us/06corrido.html?ref=us

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