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The sound creation of the jaranero community: Reflections and analysis on the practice of son jarocho on the Tijuana-San Diego border.

  • Madison Ree Koen
  • Miguel Olmos Aguilera

This article reflects on and describes the collective practice of son jarocho on the Tijuana-San Diego border. Based on interviews, as well as participatory observation in the spaces dedicated to the performance of son jarocho, we explore the importance of musical and sound production from a communitarian sense among the practitioners of this musical genre rooted in the last two decades in the border between Mexico and the U.S. This article shows results of research conducted from 2020 to 2022 in this border region as well as information obtained for at least three decades both in the Veracruz region, as well as in Mexico City and other countries. Finally, with the purpose of proposing that the practice of son jarocho is conceived as an alternative to the daily experience of living on the border, through testimonies of son jarocho musicians, a part of the history of this musical genre in the border region is examined.