Ruben Cobos, recorder, 1972
Item — Box: 2, CD: 165
Scope and Contents
Alberto Romero, b. 1922, Logan, NM. Spanish and Mexican folk dances, recordings and comments. 1. Chiapanecas (good to fair recording, maybe commercial, baile, dancing, refers to the girls of the state of Chiapas, Mexico, where this folk dance originated, music includes an estribillo or refrain during which dancers and audience join in the fun by clapping their hands, usually danced in a faster than normal 3/4 time); 2. Las espuelas (good to fair recording, maybe commercial, the spurs - is a Spanish dance, not as popular as others, combines rhythms of the waltz and the polka, ranching); 3. El cutilio (good to fair recording, maybe commercial, similar to quadrille, complicated, cotillion or petticoat, women, may have originated in France, similar to quadrille and is quite complicated, with frequent changing of partners as the dance progresses); 4. Alegrias (fair recording, maybe commercial, Joys - Spanish folk dance that has not taken root among the Spanish speaking people of New Mexico, played at house parties mainly for the nice music they contain, folk dance); 5. La raspa (good to fair recording, a Mexican folk dance, popular among the Spanish speaking population of the Southwest, gets its name from dancers doing a shuffle as they face each other, afterward partners dance around each other in a circle); 6. La mesticita (good to fair recording, meaning little mestizo, mestiza, Mexico, mixed blood, Mexican folk dance, most steps for this folk dance are executed in 3/4 time, popular in schol dances, education); 7. El mas bonito pie (fair recording, the prettiest foot, folk dance of Spanish origin, maybe commercial, baile not popular in New Mexico, but is danced mostly by trained dancers in fiestas or school programs, pasodoble type of dance, folk dance); 8. Sobre las olas (good recording, maybe commercial, Mexican waltz, popular at Spanish or Mexican fiestas, written by Juventino Rosas at the height of the Porfirio Diaz era in Mexico City, Mexican Revolution, since 1910 this waltz has been extremely popular among Anglo American circles, folk dance); 9. Las mananitas (good ro fair recording, an early morning song used by folks to greet the new day, later became a birthday song, folk dance, Romero uses its 3/4 rhythm to convert it into a slow waltz, valse); 10. La bamba (good to fair recording, maybe commercial, one of the better known Veracruz, Mexico, folk tunes, this is a fast folk dance of Mexican origin, strong Caribbean influence); 11. El chote vaquero (good recording, maybe commercial, a local adaptation of an European schottische, chotis, originally from Bohemia, cowboy, ranching, folk dance); 12. Home sweet home (good to fair recording, Anglo American tune to bring his dance performance to a close, folk tune, audience called for just one more, so he played La Jesusita); 13. La Jesusita (good recording, folk tune turned into a lively polka, this tune and polka are of Mexico, Mexican origin and date from the days of the Mexican Revolution, folk dance, musical piece).
Dates
- 1972
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 13 boxes (12.25 cu. ft.)
Creator
- From the Collection: Cobos, Rubén (Person)
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
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu