

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: CORRIDOS: Mexican Tragic Ballad Song Writing Workshop in Spanish
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 May, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 17 May, 2025 at 04:30 pm
- **Event Description**: CORRIDOS: Mexican Tragic Ballad Songwriting Workshop taught in Spanish.

Learn to write an authentic Mexican “corrido” in this free workshop with Juan Díes, folklorist and co-founder of the GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Nominated Sones de México Ensemble.
 
The corrido is a 150‐year-old Mexican ballad tradition that narrates tragic tales based on true events and honors folk heroes. Learn about the history of this tradition and the rules for writing the poetic lyrics of these captivating songs. 

By the end of this workshop the class will have written an original song in a corrido form. 

The workshop is free and open to the public. RSVP at poetryfoundation.org/events/1669245/corridos-taller-de-baladas-tragicas-mexicanas
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/corridos-mexican-tragic-ballad-song-writing-workshop-in-spanish/200028044193626
- **Event Categories**: workshops, music, entertainment, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 30

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028044193626?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=chicago-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine
- **lat**: 41.89543
- **long**: -87.6306
- **full address**: Poetry Foundation &amp; Poetry Magazine, 61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654-5457, United States,Chicago, Illinois

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Sones de Mexico Ensemble (https://allevents.in/org/sones-de-mexico-ensemble/1396260)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 17 May, 2025 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Poetry Foundation &amp; Poetry Magazine, 61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654-5457, United States,Chicago, Illinois
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Sones de Mexico Ensemble
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, music, entertainment, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about CORRIDOS: Mexican Tragic Ballad Song Writing Workshop in Spanish ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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