Home reading - Veracruz
"so they come
back.At least here they alwayshave a job"
And hey have their music.Of all Veracruz's cosmpolitian influences food laced with Italian
spices, heading practices from Arfica, sensual dances from Cuba it is music that speaks to
the souls of the state 6.7 millon people.Beneah sun-drenched palm trees,tris of string
musicians isteners el son jaroaocho,a blend of styles from aroud the world that has become
the typical music of Veracruz.Between numbers androunds of beer and bpiled shrimp
dueling marimba bands launch into ear-busting renditions of "Veracruz" the unofficial state
anthem by native spn Agustin Lara."For veracruzanos" says veteran marimba player Matias
Montejo, "music is the highest thing"
Racking up points, youngsters test their skills on la maquinita, their name for the video game
outside a grocery store in Tlacotalpan.for a peso, players get to run high-tech obstacle courses
in five mythical worlds
annaabi.ee 
