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Ballads and Corridos 1949-1975

Various Artists
Ballads and Corridos 1949-1975

Ballads and Corridos (narrative ballads) was recorded on both sides of the American-Mexican border during a time (1949–1975) of social, cultural, and political conflict. Songs tell stories of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy, of land reform and a farmworkers’ strike, of immigration and a woman’s honor. Ballads heavily relies on the traditional sounds of Mexican and Southwest American music by incorporating conjunto and tejana styles of song.

Track Listing

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Trovadores Norteños con Conjunto de Tony de la Rosa
02:43
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102
Los Cancioneros del Bajío (Matilde y Miguel)
02:44
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103
Los Desveladores
02:53
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104
Los Norteños de Terán
03:03
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105
El Palomo y El Gorrión (Cirilo y Miguel Luna Franco)
03:10
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106
Meme y Lupe (con Los Hermanos Cardenas)
03:09
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107
Timoteo Cantú (El Azote de Laredo) y Jesús Villa
02:36
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108
Juanita y María Mendoza (con Conjunto de Valerio Longoria)
03:08
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109
Los 3 Reyes
02:40
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110
Juanita y María Mendoza (con El Conjunto de Ruco Villarreal)
02:53
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111
Gaytán y Cantú (con Conjunto Ideal with Narciso Martínez)
03:01
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112
Timoteo Cantú y Jesús Maya
03:21
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113
Los Bravos de Matamoros
02:49
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114
Valerio Longoria y su Conjunto
02:49
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115
Gilberto López y su Conjunto
03:15
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116
Los Oros del Valle
02:49
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117
Los Conquistadores
03:55
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118
Los Canarios del Valle
03:03
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119
Los Magnífikos featuring Los del Bajío
04:30
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120
Gregorio y María y Dueto del Mar
03:21
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121
Gilberto Pérez y sus Compadres
03:38
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122
Dueto Reynosa
02:52