A Slight Detour From Detour Festival

By Ed Fuentes
Published: Monday, October 06, 2008, at 11:04AM

Music Gratis Ed Fuentes [Flickr]

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — A few steps away from the Detour Festival gates, thirteen-year-old Joane Nahue had her accordion and was practicing her play list of norteños music. Nahue says she attends classes at a San Fernanado Valley-based music school that specializes in the Texas-Mexico border folk music, and adds she is often on the same rehearsal spot on Main, just south of 2nd. Her mother works inside the the small stand-alone office that provides legal services for Latino immigrants, and from her desk can hear Joane practice.

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kualyque writes:

very nice post, Ed. Thanks.

# on Oct.06.2008 AT 04:59 PM
2
what is that? writes:

Never heard of notero music.

Do you mean norteno?

# on Oct.07.2008 AT 10:45 PM

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