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Ruben Cobos, recorder, n.d.

 Item — Box: 6, CD: 529

Scope and Contents

Anonymous musical group. Begins at 00:03 and ends at 3:07. 1. Song, Las Mananitas (poor recording, no introduction given, singing, Rey David, birthday song); 2. Songs, various (poor recording, singing in Spanish, banjo, infierno, women singing, musical group not indentified).

Anonymous man. Begins at 3:08 and ends at 8:08. Songs (poor recording, various, singing in Spanish, man introduced but name of singer and songs are unintelligible, love songs, romance).

Anonymous woman. Begins at 55:58 and ends at 63:57. Home remedies (poor recording, woman heard speaking faintly in the background, not intelligible, recording improves at about 58 minutes, echo, remedios, health, salud, medicine, llerba buena, aceite de sorio, imortal for lungs, llerba de golondrina for fever, llerba del manzo, canela, pimienta, for cramps, stomach pain, aceite de oso, curanderismo, kidneys, mole); 2. Traditional foods, cooking (good recording, holidays, comidas tradicionales, cuaresma, pascua, panocha, some food traditions are ending, wheat flour, red or green chiles, dried squash, alberjon, chicaros maduros).

Anonymous muscial group. Begins at 8:10 and ends at 10:22. Song (poor recording, various, unidentified women, mariachi music, que viva Guanajuato, maybe Cobos recording from the radio)

Anonymous woman. Begins at 10:28 and ends at 31:07. 1. Song (fair recording, singing in Spanish, introduction is not intelligible, from Colombia); 2. Songs, various (fair recording, duet, two women singing in Spanish, Colombia, all songs are composed by same musician, poor quality throughout, Maxiliano Rosario, romance).

Radio show. Begins at 31:32 and ends at 59:26. Various songs (poor recording, Don Simon, song, singing, dance, danza popular).

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