The song sounded familiar. I had doubtless heard it before. Its lyrics were fervently performed by its interpreters while standing inside a moving bus. This version of Juan Gianitti’s El Camino del Dolor¹ – the Path of Pain – was carefully attended to by most of the passengers in the bus. After the song finished, the younger member of the duo saluted the audience and went to every seat to collect coins and food. This was not the first time they had done this, as I could deduce from their skill in managing the movements of the bus while successfully...