Mexican-American Border 5: Orquestas Cuerdas

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Title Tracks for Mexican-American Border 5: Orquestas Cuerdas

• 1. El Gato Negro - El Ciego Melquiades
• 2. Sobre Las Olas - Quinteto Tipico Mexicano
• 3. No Te Ruborices - Orquesta de la Familia Ramos
• 4. La Paloma - Eulalio Sanchez y su Quinteto Mexicano
• 5. A Mi Juana - Cuarteto Carta Blanca
• 6. El Charro - Quiento Los Desvelados
• 7. Tamaulipeco - Trovadores Tamaulipecos
• 8. Ay Te Va De Canto - El Trio Crudo
• 9. A La Orilla De Un Palomar - Trio Alegre
• 10. Anhelando - Trio Alegre
• 11. La Maestrita - Cuarteto de Cuerdo de F. Facio
• 12. Carino - Cuarteto de Cuerdo de F. Facio
• 13. De Aquelia Crena - Trio Alegre
• 14. El Poder Del Amor - Trio Alegre
• 15. La Bola - Cuarteto Monterrey
• 16. Panchita - Familia Mendoza
• 17. Jesusita En Chihuahua - Quinteto de Los Desvalados
• 18. Marosovia - Los Alegres
• 19. La Respingona - Santiagio Morales
• 20. Porque Eres Ansina - Trio Alamo
• 21. Andale, Vamos Platicando - Medina River Boys
• 22. Maria Christina - El Ciego Melquiades
• 23. Jalisco Nunca Pierde - El Ciego Melquiades
• 24. Se Murio La Cucaracha - Lydia Mendoza
• 25. Montana - Mariachi Tapatio de Juan Marmolejo
• 26. New Spanish Two Step - Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers

Customer Reviews

 (1 customer review)

Another great Arhoolie Records collection, January 4, 2003

DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
     

This review is from: Mexican-American Border 5: Orquestas Cuerdas (Audio CD)

Delightfully antique recordings from Mexico's fading "string band" tradition. If you normally find Mexican music too shrill to deal with, give this disc a shot... It's more closely tied to the European orchestral traditions that led to early Cuban and Puerto Rican dance style such as the danzon and tipica. Mexican polkas later became more manic and aggressive, but here the style is more relaxed and laid back -- really, it's quite lovely. The second half of this collection has even bigger suprprises: Mexican versions of the Hawaiian steel guitar style, and even a few gringo-style country tunes. Great stuff from the Depression era. Recommended.