Latin america music

Urban popular music: Tango.

European, Native and African roots of the tango.

Socio-economic forces behind its formation.

Italian immigrants and their culture: tango as a cultural expression of dispossessed people.

The role of political parties via the “compadrito” figure in the world of the tango.

Culture, economics and role of the church (banning the dance for being too obscene).

Mexico: types of son, mariachi ensemble.

Spanish and Native culture and syncretism. African influence. 

Regional economic factors affecting the development and consumption of folk music in the Veracruz region of

Mexico.