Box 12
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Articles by Ruben Cobos, from November 9 - November 16, 1950. In November 9, 1950, Cobos writes about the Spanish songs that are still sung in New Mexico, the area was remote and isolated and the people preserved the songs of the past, many of which came with their ancestors from Spain and were later introduced from Mexico, gives an example of a song from Spain known in New Mexico, and from Texas to California, called El Capotin, found in an early song book from Galicia, as sung by Amador Abeyta, Sabinal, New Mexico, gives the lyrics, don’t kill me with a pistol or knife but with your loving eyes and lips. Here Cobos asked the people to send him more verses if they know them. In November 16, 1950 article Cobos give the lyrics to another New Mexico folk song known in the past century called La Firolera, by Felipe H. Martinez, Albuquerque, New Mexico, about a woman with a lover, awaiting the death of her husband. Cobos asks readers for more information about the song., November 1950
File — Box: 12, Folder: 19
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection consists of 591 recordings of folk songs, folklore and local histories collected by Ruben Cobos from 1944-1974 in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Also included in the collection are about 270 additional recordings of selected music - a few from New Mexico, many from Mexico and Latin America, and others from Spain, Europe and the U.S. The recordings vary in quality between good, fair, and poor. They contain both musical and spoken content. Most recordings are in...
Dates:
November 1950