Ruben Cobos, recorder, ca. 1947
Item — Box: 5, CD: 491
Scope and Contents
Ruben Cobos. Begins at 00:03 and ends at 22:03. Ruben Cobos singing, guitar accompaniment, good recording. Part I is similar to CD 475 1. Part I. 1. Carmen Carmela, luz de mis ojos; 2. La Recien casada (women, widow abandoned, a French traitor killed husband at battle of Valverde, New Mexico); 3. Gallo Capeton (gallina, polos, quiriquiri); 4. El Zapatero (zapatos como los patos); 5. Yo soy tu paloma blanca; 6. Cuando salimos de Kansas (young cowboy, vaquero died in corral); 7. Cuatro gallinas y un gallo, un gato; 8. La Noche Esta Serena.
Scope and Contents
Part II. Following the first group of songs by Ruben Cobos is another set of songs that he is singing but with more musical accompaniment, two guitars, good to fair recording. 1.Sena, del cerro alto, vida mia, sonando; 2. Cuando salimos de Kansas; 3. La Viudita, mi marido esta en la cama, yo esperando la amante, firolirolera; 4. Yo soy firme su amarte, matame con sus ojitos).
Scope and Contents
Anonymous performers, instrumental, Spanish dance music. Begins at 22:07 and ends at 35:00. Instrumental (good recording, violin, guitar, Spanish colonial dance tunes, bailes, valse, cutilio, European, Northern New Mexico, shotis, and also followed by traditional Mexican dance tunes, possibly recorded live at a dance).
Scope and Contents
These seem to be selections from other recordings made by Cobos, but unidentified. Here is - Anonymous woman, there is no name in the introduction (possibly Felicitas Montano, of Tome, possibly verses from the notebook of Father Ralliere), she is singing apparently from a song book, with many verses given for the songs. Begins at 35:15 and ends at 60:23. 1. Indita de San Luis Gonzaga (good recording, clear voice, promise to dance, Native American influence, Jesus Nino de Atocha, Jesus, Virgin Mary mi madrina, Native American influence in song, possibly the most complete verses in the collection); 2. Song, Llegaron, flores, rodillas, for the Virgin Mary (good recording, complete verses); 3. Alabado del glorioso San Antonio (good recording, complete verses, asking for blessing, song for the soldiers, saludar, military, son off to war, promise to saint if son returns, soldado, protection, dating to the Spanish American War 1898); 4. Madre Mia que estas en los cielos (good recording, sad); 5. Song (title unknown, good recording, Virgin Mary, ternura, llorar, desierto, luna a sus pies, song cuts off at end).
Dates
- ca. 1947
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