To celebrate the Mexican bicentennial, on this week’s edition of Global Notes, we’ve asked three Mexican-Americans here in Chicago to choose a song that makes them think of their ancestral home. Chuy Negrete, a Mexican-American balladeer, performed “Cancion Mixteca.”

Mexican Folk Song from WBEZ on Vimeo.

Adriana Gallardo of Radio Arte chose “Un Mundo Raro” performed by Aterciopelados. Rafael Navarro, better known as the rapper Scheme, chose Ramon Ayala’s “Entierrenme Cantando.” Radio M host Tony Sarabia went with Linda Ronstadt’s version of “La Cigarra.”