Ballads without Borders.(Brief Article)

Publication: Smithsonian

Publication Date: 01-JUN-02

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"What I love about corridos," says Evelyn Figueroa, "is the storytelling. That element lies at the heart of these songs." Figueroa, a project director for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), was talking about the recently opened show, "Corridos sin Fronteras" (Ballads without Borders), inside the Smithsonian's Arts...

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