Yucatecan trova is a music genre comprising a type of romantic song that is considered "the soul of Yucatan and Yucatecans." The first book on Yucatecan trova, offers an insider's view of the history and practice of a treasured cultural heritage. A central theme of Gabriela Vargas-Cetina's ethnography is what she refers to as the "beautiful politics of music" practiced by Yucatecan trova patrons and organizations, which is a way of asserting the importance of groups and issues...