Songs of Mexico

Songs of Mexico

(Folkways Records, 1950), 19 mins

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Field of Interest
World Music
Description
"The mestiza music began to develop even a relatively short time after Cortés’s conquest of the land of Huitzilopochtli. Today, more than four centuries later, the Spanish roots can clearly be recognized in most of the songs and dances that do not preserve an outright Indian character, but this music cannot any longer be called Spanish. It has been subtly but profoundly transformed, accommodating its expression to the character of the people and terrain of each region..."

Joseph Hellmer


"La música mestiza comenzó a desarrollarse poco tiempo después de la conquista de la tierra de Huitzilopochtl por Cortés. Hoy, más de cuatro siglos después, las raíces españolas pueden ser claramente reconocidas en muchas de las danzas y canciones que no preservan un exclusivo carácter indígena, pero de cualquier manera esta música ya no puede ser llamada española. Las sutiles pero profundas transformaciones han acomodado las expresiones musicales al carácter de la gente y del terreno de cada región..."

Joseph Hellmer


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Content Type
Music recording
Duration
19 mins
Format
Audio
Sub Genre
Traditional, Son, Dance
Label
Folkways Records
Release Date
1950
Subject
World Music, Music & Performing Arts, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe, Mexico
Keywords and Translated Subjects
América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe

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