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Ruben Cobos, recorder, c.1949

 Item — Box: 3, CD: 299

Scope and Contents

Francisco Leyba. Francisco S. Leyba, Leyba NM. Begins at 00:02 and ends at 01:28. 1. Song, La calle del hospital (fair recording); 2. Maximiliano de Austria (fair recording, song, French intervention in Mexico).
Scope and Contents Rumaldo Moya, b. March 19, 1888, age 61, Los Jarales, NM. Begins 1:30 and ends at 3:08.1. Indita de Manuel B. Otero (fair recording, song, Otero from Valencia County, gun fight, death, muerte, killed by Whitney over a land dispute, ranch at Estancia, New Mexico).
Scope and Contents Adolfo Silva, age 72, born on Feb. 20 1877 in Valencia, NM. 3:11 and ends at 5:54. 1. Indita de Manuel (fair recording, song, Manuel B. Otero); 2. Indita de Jose Luis (fair recording, song, Jose Luis Lovato, of Casa Colorada, Valencia County).
Scope and Contents Leocadio Rael, Santa Barbara, Albuquerque, NM. Begins at 6:00 and ends at 11:37. 1. Indita de Mariano Leyba (song, story about the bandit, robin hood of Manzano, San Antonito, East Mountains, New Mexico); 2. Indita de San Luis Gonzaga (fair recording, song, promises to dance).
Scope and Contents Placido Chavez, b. March 26, 1882, age 67. Tome, NM, Valencia County. Recorded 1949. Begins at 11:39 and ends at 16:25. Indita de Jose Luis (fair recording, song, Casa Colorada); 2. Indita Victorio (fair recording, song, Native American Indian leader, Apache).
Scope and Contents Amador Abeyta. Begins at 16:29 and ends at 18:45. Song (fair recording); 2. Song (fair recording, singing).
Scope and Contents Abelino Martinez, Alameda, NM. Begins at 18:47 and ends at 22:40. Indita de la Pablita (fair recording, verses, spoken, story of Paulita Angel, Las Vegas, NM, hanging, women).
Scope and Contents Anonymous, male. Begins at 22:44 and ends at 23:33. Song (fair recording, singing, indita).
Scope and Contents Anonymous, band. Begins at 23:34 and ends at 33:17. 1. Song (poor recording, guitar, male and female singing); 2. Song (poor recording, guitar, singing); 3. Song (poor recording, the announcer, Cobos?, states that the group's song contains Spanish of a superior class, Espanol de la clase superior, language, quality); 4. Song (poor recording, singing, guitar).
Scope and Contents Anonymous woman. Begins at 33:20 and ends at 38:13. Songs (poor recording).
Scope and Contents Anonymous. Begins at 38:14 and ends at 43:33. Dance music (fair recording, no vocals instrumental).
Scope and Contents Anonymous man. Begins at 43:38 and ends at 45:29. Song (fair recording, guitar, corrido).

Dates

  • c.1949

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

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