Details

Field of Interest

American Music

Description

"A much needed music," says Roberto Martínez, founder of the M.O.R.E. (Minority Owned Record Enterprises) record label and director of Los Reyes de Albuquerque (The Kings of Albuquerque), a musical group formed in the early sixties in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In this album his son Lorenzo Martínez, a violinist and singer, plays a variety of traditional genres accompanied by vihuela, guitarrón, and guitar. This early album in Lorenzo's career had great impact in the region.

"Música que hacía falta" así dice Roberto Martínez, fundador del sello disquero M.O.R.E. (Minority Owned Record Enterprises) y director de Los Reyes de Albuquerque, un grupo musical formado a principios de los sesentas en Albuquerque Nuevo México. En este álbum el violinista y cantante Lorenzo Martínez - hijo de Roberto Martínez - ejecuta una variedad de géneros tradicionales, acompañado de vihuela, guitarra y guitarrón. Un éxito en la región, en la temprana carrera musical de Lorenzo Martínez.

Content Type

Music recording

Duration

28 mins

Ensemble

Los Reyes de Albuquerque

Format

Audio

Sub Genre

Traditional, Piece

Label

MORE

Performer

Lorenzo Martínez, fl. 2009

Release Date

1975

Subject

American Music, World Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, Latin Music, United States and Canada, Música Latina, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Música Latina, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá