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Border Bash: Tex-Mex Dance Music, Vol. 2
produced by Ben Tavera King, 1952- (Folkways Records, 1983), 33 mins
Produced by Ben Tavera King. Recorded by Dubby Hankins.
"As boundaries go, the Rio Grande River which separates Texas and Mexico has never been much of a barrier between the two cultures. Daily, thousands of people cross the Rio Grande both legally and illegally. The result is a constant intermingling of cult...
"As boundaries go, the Rio Grande River which separates Texas and Mexico has never been much of a barrier between the two cultures. Daily, thousands of people cross the Rio Grande both legally and illegally. The result is a constant intermingling of cult...
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produced by Ben Tavera King, 1952- (Folkways Records, 1983), 33 mins
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Produced by Ben Tavera King. Recorded by Dubby Hankins.
"As boundaries go, the Rio Grande River which separates Texas and Mexico has never been much of a barrier between the two cultures. Daily, thousands of people cross the Rio Grande both legally and illegally. The result is a constant intermingling of cultures. Nowhere is this mixture of cultures as evident as in Tex-Mex music..."
Producido por Ben Tavera King. Grabado por Dubby Hankin... Produced by Ben Tavera King. Recorded by Dubby Hankins.
"As boundaries go, the Rio Grande River which separates Texas and Mexico has never been much of a barrier between the two cultures. Daily, thousands of people cross the Rio Grande both legally and illegally. The result is a constant intermingling of cultures. Nowhere is this mixture of cultures as evident as in Tex-Mex music..."
Producido por Ben Tavera King. Grabado por Dubby Hankins.
"En tanto de límites se trata, el Río Grande [Río Bravo] que separa Texas y México nunca ha sido una barrera infranqueable entre las dos culturas. Miles de personas cruzan diariamente el río, de manera legal o ilegal. El resultado es una constante mezcla de culturas, y en ningún lugar es más evidente la combinación que en la música Tex-Mex..."
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"As boundaries go, the Rio Grande River which separates Texas and Mexico has never been much of a barrier between the two cultures. Daily, thousands of people cross the Rio Grande both legally and illegally. The result is a constant intermingling of cultures. Nowhere is this mixture of cultures as evident as in Tex-Mex music..."
Producido por Ben Tavera King. Grabado por Dubby Hankin... Produced by Ben Tavera King. Recorded by Dubby Hankins.
"As boundaries go, the Rio Grande River which separates Texas and Mexico has never been much of a barrier between the two cultures. Daily, thousands of people cross the Rio Grande both legally and illegally. The result is a constant intermingling of cultures. Nowhere is this mixture of cultures as evident as in Tex-Mex music..."
Producido por Ben Tavera King. Grabado por Dubby Hankins.
"En tanto de límites se trata, el Río Grande [Río Bravo] que separa Texas y México nunca ha sido una barrera infranqueable entre las dos culturas. Miles de personas cruzan diariamente el río, de manera legal o ilegal. El resultado es una constante mezcla de culturas, y en ningún lugar es más evidente la combinación que en la música Tex-Mex..."
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Ben Tavera King, 1952-
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Facundo Gonzáles: New Mexican Violinista
produced by Kenneth M. Bilby, 1953- (Folkways Records, 1979), 37 mins
"Nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains northeast of Santa Fe lies the small village Chamisal, with a population of several hundred persons, primarily Hispanic-Americans. This quiet farming hamlet is the home of Facundo Gonzales, a remarkable violinista. Sr. Gonzales, who was seventy-eight ye...
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produced by Kenneth M. Bilby, 1953- (Folkways Records, 1979), 37 mins
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"Nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains northeast of Santa Fe lies the small village Chamisal, with a population of several hundred persons, primarily Hispanic-Americans. This quiet farming hamlet is the home of Facundo Gonzales, a remarkable violinista. Sr. Gonzales, who was seventy-eight years old at the time of these recordings, has been playing the violin for over sixty years. He learned to play years ago, as one half o...
"Nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains northeast of Santa Fe lies the small village Chamisal, with a population of several hundred persons, primarily Hispanic-Americans. This quiet farming hamlet is the home of Facundo Gonzales, a remarkable violinista. Sr. Gonzales, who was seventy-eight years old at the time of these recordings, has been playing the violin for over sixty years. He learned to play years ago, as one half of the traditional violin-guitar duo, at the ‘Spanish-Colonial’ folk dances..."
Kenneth M. Bilby
"La pequeña villa de Chamisal está ubicada en las faldas de las montañas Sangre de Cristo, al noreste de Santa Fe, con una población de varios cientos de personas, en su mayoría hispano-americanos. Esta tranquila aldea campesina es el hogar de Facundo Gonzales, un sobresaliente violinista. El señor Gonzales, que tenía setenta y ocho años de edad en el momento de la grabación, ha estado tocando el violín por más de seis décadas. El aprendió a interpretar el instrumento hace mucho tiempo, como parte del tradicional dúo violín-guitarra que acompaña las danzas folclóricas ‘hispano-coloniales’..."
Kenneth M. Bilby
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Kenneth M. Bilby
"La pequeña villa de Chamisal está ubicada en las faldas de las montañas Sangre de Cristo, al noreste de Santa Fe, con una población de varios cientos de personas, en su mayoría hispano-americanos. Esta tranquila aldea campesina es el hogar de Facundo Gonzales, un sobresaliente violinista. El señor Gonzales, que tenía setenta y ocho años de edad en el momento de la grabación, ha estado tocando el violín por más de seis décadas. El aprendió a interpretar el instrumento hace mucho tiempo, como parte del tradicional dúo violín-guitarra que acompaña las danzas folclóricas ‘hispano-coloniales’..."
Kenneth M. Bilby
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Kenneth M. Bilby, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1979
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Folk Music from Nova Scotia
produced by Helen Creighton, 1899-1989 (Folkways Records, 1956), 54 mins
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produced by Helen Creighton, 1899-1989 (Folkways Records, 1956), 54 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Helen Creighton, 1899-1989
Date Published / Released
1956
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Irish Music from Cleveland, Vol. 2: The Community Tradition
produced by Richard Carlin, fl. 1976 (Folkways Records, 1979), 35 mins
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produced by Richard Carlin, fl. 1976 (Folkways Records, 1979), 35 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Richard Carlin, fl. 1976
Date Published / Released
1979
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Irish Music from Cleveland, Vol. 3: The Continuing Tradition
produced by Richard Carlin, fl. 1976 (Folkways Records, 1980), 25 mins
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produced by Richard Carlin, fl. 1976 (Folkways Records, 1980), 25 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Richard Carlin, fl. 1976
Date Published / Released
1980
Publisher
Folkways Records
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(Folkways Records, 1980), 48 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1980
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Saturday Night San Antonio: Tex-Mex Dance Music
(Folkways Records, 1982), 31 mins
"While Tex-Mex music is commonly thought of as the folk music that’s popular along the Texas-Mexico border, ironically, it knows no borders when it comes to musical influences. Several selections on this album reach back to Germany and Poland for their roots, while a rhythm like cumbia goes back to Africa by wa...
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(Folkways Records, 1982), 31 mins
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"While Tex-Mex music is commonly thought of as the folk music that’s popular along the Texas-Mexico border, ironically, it knows no borders when it comes to musical influences. Several selections on this album reach back to Germany and Poland for their roots, while a rhythm like cumbia goes back to Africa by way of Colombia. Still another tune, like the huapango, will have its background firmly planted in Mexico..."
"Aunque la música Tex-Mex... "While Tex-Mex music is commonly thought of as the folk music that’s popular along the Texas-Mexico border, ironically, it knows no borders when it comes to musical influences. Several selections on this album reach back to Germany and Poland for their roots, while a rhythm like cumbia goes back to Africa by way of Colombia. Still another tune, like the huapango, will have its background firmly planted in Mexico..."
"Aunque la música Tex-Mex es comúnmente entendida como la música folclórica más popular a lo largo de la frontera Texas-México, a la hora de determinar las influencias musicales que le dieron vida, ésta, irónicamente, no conoce frontera alguna. Algunas de las selecciones que conforman este álbum pueden trazar sus orígenes hasta Alemania y Polonia, mientras que ritmos como la cumbia se remontan hasta África vía Colombia. Sin embargo otras tonadas, como el huapango, está profundamente enraizado en suelo mexicano..."
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"Aunque la música Tex-Mex... "While Tex-Mex music is commonly thought of as the folk music that’s popular along the Texas-Mexico border, ironically, it knows no borders when it comes to musical influences. Several selections on this album reach back to Germany and Poland for their roots, while a rhythm like cumbia goes back to Africa by way of Colombia. Still another tune, like the huapango, will have its background firmly planted in Mexico..."
"Aunque la música Tex-Mex es comúnmente entendida como la música folclórica más popular a lo largo de la frontera Texas-México, a la hora de determinar las influencias musicales que le dieron vida, ésta, irónicamente, no conoce frontera alguna. Algunas de las selecciones que conforman este álbum pueden trazar sus orígenes hasta Alemania y Polonia, mientras que ritmos como la cumbia se remontan hasta África vía Colombia. Sin embargo otras tonadas, como el huapango, está profundamente enraizado en suelo mexicano..."
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1982
Publisher
Folkways Records
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