Fandango at the Wall: Creating Harmony Between the United States and Mexico [Hardcover]

Multi-Grammy-winning producer andNew York Timesbestselling author Kabir Sehgal examines the relationship between the US and Mexico, accompanied by music from Grammy-winning musician Arturo O'Farrill and special guests, an extended foreword from historian Douglas Brinkley, and afterword by Ambassador Andrew Young.

The US-Mexican relationship has involved periods of great friendship with robust trade and loose immigration policies. But its history has also been beset by wars, drug trade, and human trafficking. With the latest xenophobic turn toward Mexico, this book contextualizes the latest swing in the up-and-down, two-hundred-year history of these two countries.

In a lyrical narrative reflecting on Fandango Fronterizo, an annual musical celebration held on both sides of the border wall, Sehgal addresses how the broken US-Mexico relationship has been repaired in the past and continues to adapt today. FANDANGO AT THE WALL provides clarity to the current debate regarding construction of the wall and America's posture toward immigration. Sehgal and his artistic collaborators brought over thirty musicians from various traditions to the San Diego-Tijuana border to record a musical repertoire composed ofson jarochosongs from Veracruz, Mexico and Latin jazz. With these tunes accompanying a call-to-action narrative, FANDANGO AT THE WALL demonstrates how music can heal and provide a soundtrack for the US, Mexico, and beyond.

Kabir Sehgalis aNew York TimesandWall Street Journalbestselling author of twelve books such asCoinedandJazzocracy. Among his works are six children's books that he has written with his mother such asThe Wheels on the Tuk TukandA Bucket of Blessings. He is a contributor to CNBC, Fortune, and Harvard Business Review. A multi-GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Award winning producer, he has collaborated with artists such as Chucho Vald?s, Arturo O'Farrill, Wyntonl³$