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Mariachi Aguilas de Chapala
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(Folkways Records, 1950), 43 mins
"The mariachi band may be no more typical of Mexico than the sahuaro cactus is typical of the American deserts. Nevertheless, the mariachi is now as prominent in Mexican culture as the giant cactus is in the desert landscapes of Arizona and Sonora. Even those unacquainted with the term associate the music of the...
(Folkways Records, 1950), 43 mins
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The Marimba of Oaxaca, Mexico
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(Folkways Records, 1965), 38 mins
"To the two marimba groups, here presented, we owe the most beautiful old tunes from the state of Oaxaca. The first one is a group of eight men playing on a very large marimba, nearly four meters long. The second group we discovered in a little hut in the outskirts of Oaxaca. Their instrument is small, hardly o...
(Folkways Records, 1965), 38 mins
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Meditations for Flute
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performed by Viviana Guzmán (Viviana Guzman, 2010), 48 mins
Soothing and luminescent soliloquies for flute. Flutists Viviana Guzman and Mark Takata join forces to present wonderful "Meditations for Flute" using an assortment of western (Guzman) and cedar flutes (Guzman and Takata). Echoing the valleys of the sweeping California coastline where the music was recorded, their...
performed by Viviana Guzmán (Viviana Guzman, 2010), 48 mins
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Mexico: Imagenes Cotidianas: Contemporary Mexican Folksongs
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(Folkways Records, 1979), 38 mins
"I started singing in my teens in my hometown, Cuernavaca, Morelos. At that time I played mostly in rock groups until I began traveling the country singing my own compositions to poems by León Felipe, Nicolás Guillén and Antonio Machado; in my travels I came in close contact with all sorts of people. The expe...
(Folkways Records, 1979), 38 mins
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Mexico! Monitor Presents Maria Luisa Buchino with the Trio Los Aguililas
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(Monitor Records, 2012), 38 mins

Accompanied by the Trio Los Aguilillas on guitar, harp, and violin, Maria Luisa Buchino sings some of Mexico’s best-loved folksongs including "La Malagueña," "El Gusto" and "La Bamba" (arguably the most famous if not the most popular folk song born out of the mariachi tradition). Buchino’s striking and origi...

(Monitor Records, 2012), 38 mins
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Mexico South: Traditional Songs and Dances from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
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produced by Henrietta Yurchenco, 1916-2007 (Folkways Records, 1976), 47 mins
"This album, recorded in the 1960s and 1970s, is a selection of traditional songs and dances from Juchitán and Tehuantepec, two of the principal cities of the Isthmus. Side I includes songs with guitar accompaniment; side II offers instrumental music played by a brass band and a flute and drum combination..."

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produced by Henrietta Yurchenco, 1916-2007 (Folkways Records, 1976), 47 mins
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Modern Mayan: The Indian Music of Chiapas, Mexico - Vol. 1
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produced by Richard Alderson (Folkways Records, 1975), 47 mins
"The music of the indigenous people of the southern Mexican state of Chiapas reflects many varied influences, past and present. These people are subsistence farmers, with shepherding, cattle raising, hunting and handicrafts as secondary occupations. The four languages spoken here—Tzoztil, Tzeltal, Chol, and Toj...
produced by Richard Alderson (Folkways Records, 1975), 47 mins
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Mountain Music of Peru, Vol. 1
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produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1991), 1 hour 9 mins
Portions of this recording were previously issued in 1966 as Folkways FE 4539.
produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1991), 1 hour 9 mins
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