Label: Folkways Records – FW 8867 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1958 Genre: Latin, Folk, World, & Country Style: Field Recording
Ancient Mexican folk music. (NM - with booklet)
"The songs and dances heard today in Mexico are a complex mixture, with their origins in both indigenous and European music. That music was a vigorous art prior to the arrival of the Spaniards may be inferred from the impressive collections of pre-Columbian musical instruments to be seen in museums throughout the world. Music held a far more important place in ancient Mexico than in many contemporaneous cultures in other parts of the world..."
Tracklist Tepic And Jala, Nayarit A1 Lesvia Margarita Tarabay De Hart– Las Inditas A2 Lesvia Margarita Tarabay De Hart– Huapango De La China A3 Lesvia Margarita Tarabay De Hart– Canción De La Cantina A4 Unknown Artist– Danza Del Arco, Toreado A5 Unknown Artist– Danza Del Arco, La Sola A6 José Ram– Cora Indian Melody A7 Alejandro Ramos – Juan Charrasqueado A8 Refugio Ramos– El Guaco Barranqueño A9 Refugio Ramos– La Huichola A10 Refugio Ramos– Pozo Rico Sisoguichi, Chihuahua B1 Ernestina Gaspar– Medley Of Tarahumara Songs B2 Tarahumares*– Pascol Of Norogachi B3 Tarahumares*– Kick-Ball Song B4 Gregorio Espino– Matachine Of Pawichiki Lake Pátzcuaro B5 Isaiah Jacobo And Ismael Campos– Tzutzuquetzutzúmacua B6 Juan Hernández – Baile De Una Sona B7 Juan Hernández – Tzutzúque San Juan B8 Juan Hernández – Danza De Los Viejitos, Juanzucuarécua B9 Juan Hernández – Danza De Los Viejitos, Tres Companitas B10 Duo Pátzcuaro– Las Bicicletas
