Composer/lyricist: Julieta Venegas

Date of recording: 2008

Performers/instruments: Julieta Venegas; accordion, acoustic guitar, string quartet, keyboards, bass, drums and percussion

Form: strophic verse–chorus

Tempo/meter: brisk duple

What to Listen for

  • Polka rhythmic pattern heard in the introduction (and at later moments) drawing from norteña but speeding up the pulse and mixing the traditional sound with backbeat guitar strumming
  • Elements from pop and European classical music (synthesizer, cello, etc.) contrasting markedly with references to traditional border repertoire
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