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...slain entertainers all played related styles of music. Hailing from ranches and small towns in northern Mexico, the genre (which includes Banda, Nortena, Grupero and Durangense) combines Mexican folk melodies with the marching band ryhthms of German immigrants. The music has now evolved to include electric guitars and keyboards and is as popular in big Mexican and U.S. cities as it is in the countryside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Is Killing Mexico's Musicians? | 12/24/2007 | See Source »

...definitely think that UTEP is more for the serious folk,” Parris said. “People at UTEP just plan on teaching forever for the most part...

Author: By Bora Fezga and Natasha S. Whitney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Students Find Calling in the Classroom | 12/17/2007 | See Source »

...Anthology of American Folk Music” (Edited by Harry Smith...

Author: By Crimson arts Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CELEBRITY LISTS | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...Many disapproving fans (“He’s not the same as he was at first.”), one positive fan (“I kind of liked being blasted out of my skin”), following “New England” Folk Festival electric performance of “Maggie’s Farm.” Appropriate “Positively Fourth Street” follows...

Author: By Crimson arts Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CELEBRITY LISTS | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

Feist Shut out of the big stuff, Leslie Feist at least got nominated for best new artist (heretofore known as best artist new to Grammy voters) and best pop vocal album. It's a nice capstone to a year in which she went from indie-folk darling to the Top 10 (thanks largely to Steve Jobs' using "1,2,3,4" in iPod...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 2007 Grammy's Winners and Losers | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

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