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Anonymous, recorder, n.d.

 Item — Box: 5, CD: 499

Scope and Contents

Anonymous woman. Begins at 00:02 and ends at 6:40. Seems to start midway into recording, no introduction, good recording. Songs, several verses for each song. 1. Song for Milagros de San Antonio, abogado, Madre de mi corazon (good to fair recording, singing in Spanish, religion, faith, Virgin Mary); 2. Santo Nino de Atocha, then a second woman is heard singing in the background on second song, sing many verses of this song).
Scope and Contents Anonymous woman, no introduction given. Begins at 6:53 and ends at 21:34. One woman singing alone, joined by another singer. Si al cielo quieres ir (good recording, cantico, song, singing in Spanish, if you want to go to heaven, respect your elders, religion, lesson, discipline, children); 2. Adios reina del cielo (alabado, fair to good recording, song, mother of the Savior, Virgin Mary); 3. Corrido de President John F. Kennedy (fair recording, singing in Spanish about death of Kennedy, November 22, 1963, assasination, good account of the event in song, many verses, another person is saying the verses in the background, while woman is singing, Cobos note, poetry by Frank R. Montoya?).
Scope and Contents Anonymous man. Begins at 21:38 and ends at 24:15. Versos (good recording, original sayings from the chiquiao, chiquiado, wedding, marriage song); 2. Adivinanzas, verses, various riddles, good recording, laughter in background, chile colorado, las estaciones, el queso, un gangoche, la lengua, una gallina, etc.).
Scope and Contents Anonymous man. Begins at 24:27 and ends at 29:10. Songs (fair recording, no introdution. 1. Song for the Child, nino, duermete, redentor, Adios Maria, adios al nino, birth of Child Jesus, a la ru, reina del cielo, Belen, Navidad, Christmas, los pastores, corderos, Virgin Mary, faith, religion, he sings many verses);
Scope and Contents Anonymous man, his name is not given, nor the place, fair to poor recording. 1. Corrido del difunto Manuel Chavez, Manuel Chaves, rancher, corporal ,died in 1932, muerte, death, left cantina, too much wine to drink, liquor, and died in the winter snow, weather, horse fell while crossing the hills, montes, his men went out to find him, called on telephone to tell people, Anton Chico, Santa Rosa, a good man Sisneros went out to help, wife, family cried); 2. Corrido de Ruben Leyba, Ruben Leyva, San Antonio, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, went to a dance, woman, betrayal, women, jealousy, killed in a fight, muerte, dream, Sandoval, Rivera); 3. Corrido de la mujer muy infiel (can't find a good woman, betrayal, sleeping with others, man killed in the fight over woman, jealousy, women, Las Vegas); 4. Corrido de La Yegua Colorada, la colorada, horse, caballo, hacendero, corporal, charro, fight, ); 5. Corrido del hijo desobediente (son, disrespect for father, family, sad life as a result, vices, children, discipline); 6. Corrido de Jose Victorio, man did not want to work, mayordomo, dinero); 7. Entriega, entrega, wedding song, novios, man and woman maridos on their own after marriage); 8. Cantico de San Antonio de Pauda, corrido, miracles of San Antonio, milagros, tone like an indita); 9. Corrido de La mancornadora (on a tall mountain in Mexican, Sonora, they killed two friends in a gun fight, death, muerte, crime, Felita, otro lado del rio, women, betrayal, passion, drinking); 10. Cantico de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, song from World War II, going to war, goodbye to family, patria, fighting along with the other nations); 11. Corrido de la Contramista? (title uncertain, fragment, runs out at the end of the CD).

Dates

  • n.d.

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