Narcocorrido : A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns, and Guerrillas by Elijah Wald

Rayo, 2001-11-01. Hardcover. Good.

Rayo, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Crisp, clean pages with no owners' marks; hard cover and dust jacket are crimped at spine ends, and jacket has a short, closed tear at the top right front with an attendant crease, otherwise well-kept.

UsedGood. Missing dust cover, otherwise book is in good condition with some wear from normal use.

New York: Rayo [An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2001. First edition. Stated. FIrst printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/very good. xiii, 333 p. Illustrations. Notes and Discography. Index. Permissions. In the first full-length exploration of the contemporary Mexican corrido, award-winning author Elijah Wald blends a travel narrative with his search for the roots of this unusual and controversial genre--a modern outlaw music that blends the sensibilities of medieval ballads with the edgy grit of gangsta rap. While opening up a rich musical world, this book paints a picture of modern Mexican culture as it is seen by the people in the streets: raw and romantic, old fashioned and revolutionary, violent and poetic. Wald traveled through much of Mexico and the southwestern United States (mostly hitchhiking, with a guitar on his back) in order to find notorious corridistas. From international superstars sell millions of albums to rural singers documenting current events for their neighbors in the… Read More

New York: Rayo, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Very good in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated by author on first free endpaper. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. As new except for a mildly bumped corner. Text in English, Spanish. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. By the author of 'Josh White: Society Blues' and 'How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.

Rayo, 2001-11-06. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!