ABSTRACT
Can there be a border that divides sound? What is the significance of the soundscape of the Tijuana–San Diego border? Which sound is the voice of this society? In this study, our aim is to analyze how sound defines society in a place where, in spite of sharing the same space, we listen to both parts as they imitate each other, join each other, but mostly reject each other. This soundscape emerges and creates a sociocultural barrier where each part defines its position before the other. Thus the intention of this chapter is to demonstrate how the identity of each community in this strip of border can be identified and recognized as unique through the study of the soundscape and the particular sound of each locality.
In this study of the border sonorities, we can find diverse sound dimensions where the sonorities emerge from the characteristics of its people and environment.
