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Corridos sin Fronteras: A New World Ballad Tradition - Nuevo Mexico, hasta cuando?, 2004

 File — Box: 2, CD: 21

Scope and Contents

Tracks: 1. Nuevo Mexico, hasta cuando, how much longer?, by Roberto Mondragon, courtesy of Enrique Lamadrid, written for the 150th Anniversary of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848, Santa Fe, New Mexico, land grant, Anglo explotation issues. This corrido by Mondragon is on the New Mexico Digital Collection. 2. Indita de Manuel Maes, by Mary Sandoval, courtesty of E.L., 1863 accidental death of un cibolero, buffalo hunter, on the Llano Estacado, Staked Plains, near Amarillo, Texas. 3. Elena y el frances, by Al Hurricane, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways, song from the French Intervention in Mexico 1862-67 era, Mexican soldier kills wife for affair with French officer. 4. Indita de Placida Romero, by Margaret Johnson, courtesy of E.L., Cubero, New Mexico, Hispanic woman captive of Nana, Gileno Apaches, 1881, her escape aided by Native American Indian women. 5. Corrido de la Votacion, by Quirina Cordova de Medina, courtesy of E.L., women's suffrage. 6. Tragedia del Morgan Jones, by Angela Perez, courtesy of E.L., Madrid coal mine explosion, 1932, dead men named, song recovered by Adelicia Tafoya. 7. Corrido del Empire Zinc, by Nacho Quinones, courtesy of E.L., Hispanic union mining strike, Hurley, New Mexico, 1950, women won the strike, See Salt of the Earth film. 8. Corrido de Bataan, by Lorenzo Banegas and Ruben Flores, courtesy of E.L., World War II. 9. Corrido de Danny Fernandez, by Roberto Martinez, Viet Nam War 1966, soldier from Los Lunas, New Mexico, granted Congressional Medal of Honor. 10. Corrido de Rio Arriba, by Roberto Martinez, courtesy of Jack Loeffler, Reies Lopez Tijerina and Tierra Amarilla Courthouse Raid, New Mexico, 1967. 11. Corrido de Rio Arriba, by Juan Roybal, courtesy of E.L., Tierra Amarilla and Tijerina, tribute to Hispanic families held hostage by the New Mexico National Guard troops. 12. Corrido de la Cienega de Santa Fe, by Robeto Mondragon, courtesy of E. L., 1990s incorporation of the community, struggle against Anglo developers, golf course. 13. America bajo ataque, by Miguelito Romero, September 11, 2001 attack on New York Twin Towers - 911. 14. Corrido de Dennis Chavez, by Romano Enrique, courtesy of National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1930s Senate campaign song, New Deal, helping the poor, veterans, civil rights, and the Panamerican Highway.

Tracks: 1. Nuevo Mexico, hasta cuando, how much longer?, by Roberto Mondragon, courtesy of Enrique Lamadrid, written for the 150th Anniversary of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848, Santa Fe, New Mexico, land grant, Anglo explotation issues. This corrido by Mondragon is on the New Mexico Digital Collection. 2. Indita de Manuel Maes, by Mary Sandoval, courtesty of E.L., 1863 accidental death of un cibolero, buffalo hunter, on the Llano Estacado, Staked Plains, near Amarillo, Texas. 3. Elena y el frances, by Al Hurricane, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways, song from the French Intervention in Mexico 1862-67 era, Mexican soldier kills wife for affair with French officer. 4. Indita de Placida Romero, by Margaret Johnson, courtesy of E.L., Cubero, New Mexico, Hispanic woman captive of Nana, Gileno Apaches, 1881, her escape aided by Native American Indian women. 5. Corrido de la Votacion, by Quirina Cordova de Medina, courtesy of E.L., women's sufferage. 6. Tragedia del Morgan Jones, by Angela Perez, courtesy of E.L., Madrid coal mine explosion, 1932, dead men named, song recovered by Adelicia Tafoya. 7. Corrido del Empire Zinc, by Nacho Quinones, courtesy of E.L., Hispanic union mining strike, Hurley, New Mexico, 1950, women won the strike, See Salt of the Earth film. 8. Corrido de Bataan, by Lorenzo Banegas and Ruben Flores, courtesy of E.L., World War II. 9. Corrido de Danny Fernandez, by Roberto Martinez, Viet Nam War 1966, soldier from Los Lunas, New Mexico, granted Congressional Medal of Honor. 10. Corrido de Rio Arriba, by Roberto Martinez, courtesy of Jack Loeffler, Reies Lopez Tijerina and Tierra Amarilla Courthouse Raid, New Mexico, 1967. 11. Corrido de Rio Arriba, by Juan Roybal, courtesy of E.L., Tierra Amarilla and Tijerina, tribute to Hispanic families held hostage by the New Mexico National Guard troops. 12. Corrido de la Cienega de Santa Fe, by Robeto Mondragon, courtesy of E. L., 1990s incorporation of the community, struggle against Anglo developers, golf course. 13. America bajo ataque, by Miguelito Romero, September 11, 2001 attack on New York Twin Towers - 911. 14. Corrido de Dennis Chavez, by Romano Enrique, courtesy of National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1930s Senate campaign song, New Deal, helping the poor, veterans, civil rights, and the Panamerican Highway.

Note: This CD produced by the Smithsonian Institute in conjunction with the Albuquerque Museum and the UNM Chicano Studies Program for the Corridos Sin Fronteras exhibit at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. For the Spanish and English song texts for these 14 songs see the 2002 Smithsonian corrido exhibit booklet and the 2004 National Hispanic Cultural Center corrido exhibit booklet - in Box 2.

Dates

  • 2004

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English Spanish

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 boxes (1.2 cu. ft.)

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
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Albuquerque NM 87131
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