Ruben Cobos, recorder, 1949-1950
Item — Box: 5, CD: 493
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Francisco S. Leyba, age 61, born March 19. Part II, song cont. from CD 492. Begins at 00:02 and ends at 14:44. 1. Adios angel mio cont. (fair recording); 2. La Chonita (fair recording); 3. Tal vez me amaste (fair recording, love song, women); 4. A La Edad de quince anos (fair recording); 5. Desterado sali de mi tierra (fair recording, exile); 6. No se que tienen tus lindos ojos (fair recording); 7. Ya no hay que creer (fair recording); 8. Las Palomitas de Potosi (fair recording, Mexican American tune); 9. Cuando habra tierra como la de Santiago (fair recording); 10. Mexicana ingrata (fair recording, women); 11. Pobrecita de mi madre (fair recording); 12. China de los ojos negros (fair recording, women); 13. La Guadalajara (fair recording); 14. Cuando sali de mi tierra (fair recording); 15. Guadalupita, mi alma (fair recording); 16. La flor hermosa (fair recording); 17. No estes conmigo enojada (fair recording, women); 18. El remienda casos (fair recording); 19. En la calle del hospital (fair recording); 20. Maximiliano de Austria, Mexico (fair recording).
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Rumaldo Moya, from Los Jarales, NM. Similar to CD 263. Begins at 14:45 and ends at 15:54. 1. Indita de San Luis (fair recording).
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Adolfo Silva, age 72, born in Valencia County, New Mexico, on February 20, 1877. Begins at 15:55 and ends at 24:28. 1. Indita de Manuel B. Otero (fair recording, singing); 2. Indita de Jose Luis (fair recording, Jose Luis Lovato, Casa Colorada); 3. Indita de Jose Luis (fair recording).
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Placido Chavez, Tome, NM. Age 67, born March 16. Begins at 24:29 and ends at 29:23. 1. Indita de Jose Luis (fair recording, Jose Luis Lovato, Casa Colorada); 2. Indita de Victorio (fair recording, song, indita que si, indita que no, Native American Indian).
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Amador Abeyta, from Sabinal, NM. Male. Begins at 29:24 and ends at 31:43. 1. Song (poor recording, singing, no introduction to title of song); 2. San Luis Gonzaga (fair recording, in Spanish).
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Adelino Martinez, from Alameda, NM. Begins at 31:43 and ends at 35:39. 1. La indita de la Pablita (fair recording, verses for Pablita Angel, Paulita Angel, Las Vegas, women); 2. Adivinanzas (fair recording, riddles).
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Leonardo Casados, from Cuba, NM. Begins at 35:40 and ends at 36:32. Indita de Juan Padilla, a captive (fair recording, singing in Spanish, Juan Padilla, 28 of November fue el tiempo de mi salida, cautiva, ends abruptly at 36:32).
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Ruben Cobos. Begins at 36:55 and ends at 40:00. Selections made from wire recordings taped by Cobos in summer 1949 and in 1950, verses, reading from a notebook owned by Frank Sedillo, Los Chavez, New Mexico. See similar on CD 311 and CD 365 and B. Begins at 00:56 and ends at 4:01. 1. Marino mentado (fair recording, story, poem, romance); 2. Versos, coplas populares, from Sedillo.1. Merino Mentado (fair recording, Dr. Cobos reads an entry about Merino Mentado from the journal or cuaderno, of Don Frank Sedillo, poetry); 2. Verses (fair recording, versos, poetry, simile, metaphor).
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Jose Zamora, born in Jarales, NM, age 73. Begins at 40:00 and ends at 41:47. Monterrey de la Alameda (fair recording, in Spanish).
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Mrs. Jose Leon Padilla, from Tome, NM. Begins at 41:48 and ends at 42:55. Las Comadres (good recording, singing).
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Ezequiel Candelaria from Santa Barbara, Albuquerque, NM. Begins at 43:02 and ends at 44:11. Llorar corazon, llorar (good recording, in Spanish, man crying for a woman, mama, women).
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Carlos M. Gallegos, from Torreon, now Santa Barbara, Albuquerque, NM. Begins at 44:12 and ends at 48:26. Naborcita, Navorcita (fair to poor recording, love song, Mexico);
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Celso Gallegos, from Santa Barbara, Albuquerque. Cancion de la Isabel (fair to poor recording, Cancion, popular love song, Mexico).
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Carlos M. Gallegos from Santa Barbara, Albuquerque, NM. Begins at 44:12 and ends at 48:26. Verses, Que bonita es el zacate (fair recording, verses, poem).
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Celso Gallegos, Santa Barbara, Albuquerque. En una piedra cuadratica (fair to poor recording).
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Mrs. Jose Leon Padilla from Tome, NM. Begins at 48:28 and ends at 60:31. Similar to CD 311 and CD 365 A and B. 1. La disculpada (fair to poor recording, singing in Spanish, about an affair, is the corrido of Elena and Fernando, El Frances, women, French Intervention in Mexico. Dr. Cobos reads the lyrics following the song); 2. Notebook entry (fair recording, Dr. Cobos reads from the notebook, cuarderno, of Mrs. Jose Leon Padilla, or from Mr. Leon Padilla, verses, poetry about Las Pochas de California, women); 3. Ojitas afortunados (fair to poor recording, singing); 4. Notebook, Los diez mandamientos (fair recording, Dr. Cobos reads from the notebook of Mrs. Jose Leon Padilla, Jose Leon Padilla, verses, poetry about love, twelve truths of the world); 5. El Atole y el cafe (fair recording, singing, Dr. Cobos reads the lyrics to the song); 5. Cancion de Amor (recording cuts off abruptly at end of CD 493, cont. on CD 494).
Dates
- 1949-1950
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