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Puentes Sonoros (Sonic Bridges): Three Moments of Mexican Music Making in Los Angeles

Puentes Sonoros (Sonic Bridges): Three Moments of Mexican Music Making in Los Angeles

Lipsitz, George

Paperback

Series: Latinx Studies

Country & FolkCriminologyWorld Music

ISBN10: 1918026300
ISBN13: 9781918026306
Publisher: Lived Places
Published: Feb 17 2026
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

How has Mexican music in Los Angeles served as more than just entertainment, acting instead as a vital tool for community survival and social change across generations?

In Puentes Sonoros (Sonic Bridges), distinguished scholar George Lipsitz explores how music has functioned as a primary register of the demographic and political shifts affecting Mexican-origin communities since the 1960s. Through a series of compelling case studies, George traces the evolution of three distinct musical movements: the emergence of Chicano rock as a defiance against commercial fragmentation, the rise of Banda as a shield against the labor exploitation of the 1990s, and the contemporary growth of FandangObon. By analyzing these sonic bridges, George reveals a hidden history of Los Angeles, demonstrating how convivial co-creation and performance call new communities into being and transform expressive culture into a powerful social force.

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