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Borderlands: From Conjunto to Chicken Scratch
Various Artists
SFW40418
A unique musical culture flourishes in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and southern Arizona: Yaqui Pascola dance, Tohono O'odham fiddle band music, and the more contemporary Native American Chicken Scratch sound with traditional conjunto polkas and corridos, Latino-influenced big bands, northern Mexican and German-rooted norteno, modern conjunto and orquestra Tejana. Licensed from four small regional record labels that specialize in this music. In addition to five American Indian tracks, this album also includes 13 Hispanic and Southwestern American songs. 56 minutes
"The party album of the year...the best accompaniment to tequila since the taco chip" Rolling Stone
En el valle del Rio Grande [Rio Bravo] florece una cultura musical Ãnica, en esa zona ubicada entre Texas y el sur de Arizona: desde la danza Pascola de los indios Yaqui y la música para banda de violines Tohono O'odham, hasta las sonoridades más contemporáneas del Chicken Scratch de los indÃgenas norteamericanos, las tradicionales polcas y corridos de conjunto, las big bands con influencia latina, la música norteña con influencias tanto mexicanas como alemanas, el conjunto moderno y la orquesta tejana. Esta compilación ha sido autorizada por 4 compañÃas disqueras regionales especializadas en este tipo de música. Además de los 5 cortes de música indÃgena, este álbum incluye también 13 canciones de origen hispánico y del sureste americano. 56 minutos
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Country(s)
United States
Culture Group(s)
Hispanic
;
Tohono O'Odham
;
Yaqui
Keyword(s)
Boleros (Music)
;
Conjunto music
;
Corridos
;
Huapango (Dance)
;
Pascola
;
Polka (Dance)
;
Rancheras
;
Scratch (Music)
;
Tejano music
Instrument(s)
Accordion
;
Bajo sexto
;
Fiddle
;
Guitar
;
Harp
;
Violin
Year of Recording
1993
Record Label
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits
Produced by Texas Folklife Resources, Austin, Texas ; Produced by Cathy Ragland ; Produced by Pat Jasper ; Compiled by Cathy Ragland ; Translated by Marco Octavio Iniguez-Alba ; Translated by Jim Nicolopulos ; Translated by Zack Salem ; Translated by Yolanda Torres ; Cover artwork by Roger Garcia ; Mastered by Henk Kooistra, Boston, MA ; Design by Visual Dialogue
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101
La Cuquita
Narciso Martínez
3:07
102
Gregorio Cortez
Jesus Maya y Timoteo Cantu
2:58
103
Aunque Me Odies
Lydia Mendoza
2:44
104
Un Rato No Mas
Beto Villa Orquestra
2:32
105
Un Adobe y Cuatro Velas
Los Donneños
2:35
106
Mi Unico Camino
El Conjunto Bernal
3:11
107
Angel de Mis Anhelos
Rubén Vela y su Conjunto
3:58
108
Corrido de Gerardo Gonzalez
Ramón Ayala y Bravos del Norte
2:34
109
El Saino de Donna, Texas
Los Invasores de Nuevo León
3:04
110
Dados Cargados
Cachorros de Juan Villarreal
3:10
111
Caso Perdido
Los Dos Gilbertos
2:55
112
La Calle Flores
Oscar Hernandez
3:09
113
Quedate
Roberto Pulido y Los Clasicos
3:43
114
San Javielpo Chu'kuy Kwi
Francisco Molina and Marcelino Valencia
4:04
115
Ali Oidak Polka
Gu-Achi Fiddlers
3:19
116
Old Man Rooster
The Molinas
2:24
117
Madre Mia Chote
Southern Scratch
3:23
118
Uwaldina y Juan Gonzalez
El Conjunto Murrietta
3:37
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