Assignment: Alejandro Madrid describes both son jarocho and nortea music as playing a role in resisting Mexicos marginalization relative to the US. Yet, each is its own distinctive musical genre, and each speaks to a particular audience and set of social concerns. Identify three distinguishing musical elements of both son jarocho and musica nortea. These may include any particular instruments, rhythms, musical structures/forms, harmonic progressions, or timbres that would help you identify these two musical genres. In addition, describe any subtle differences you perceive in the political messages conveyed by each genre.
