Musica Nortena

Cathy Ragland is an Assistant Professor in Music and the Arts at SUNY/Empire State College. She is a former music critic for the San Antonio Express-News, Seattle Times and Austin American-Statesman, where, among many things, she wrote about Tex-Mex and NorteÑa music. She is also a former folklorist and co-founder of the Mariachi Academy of New York, an after-school program in East Harlem.

• Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Mexicanidad and MÚsica NorteÑa in the “Two Mexicos” 2. Regional Identity, Class, and the Emergence of “Border Music” 3. Border Culture, Migration, and the Development of Early MÚsica NorteÑa 4. Modern MÚsica NorteÑa and the Undocumented Immigrant 5. Los Tigres del Norte and the Transnationalization of MÚsica NorteÑa in the Working-Class Mexican Diaspora Conclusion Glossary References Selected Discography Interviews Index

“Ragland’s ethnomusicological approach to mÚsica norteÑa's evolution and its contemporary relevance, brings the topic to life. The music is clearly a prism to examining a broad swath of social, political, economic, cultural, and communications issues. Her musical analysis is fresh, rare, and valuable.”-Daniel Sheehy, Director and Curator, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings