Various Roots Of The Narcocorrido

(2004/ARHOOLIE) 26 tracks 1938-1970 with 38 page booklet of notes and all lyrics in english/esp; This collection of rare, historic recordings of corridos about various aspects of smuggling (not only of drugs), attempts to place the phenomenon of the currently widely popular narcocorrido in its historical and cultural contexts. By presenting these ballades from the past 150 years, it is our hope that we can promote a more informed understanding of how an activity so harmful has come to play such a compelling role in the popular imagination.