Corridos & Tragedias de la Frontera: Historic Mexican-American Ballads: 1928-1937

Various Artists

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Corridos and tragedias (ballads and tragedies) have been sung on both sides of the Mexico/United States border for many years; the writing and performance of corridos have been traced back to the early 1800s. The songs are often about oppression, history, the daily life of peasants, and other socially relevant topics. Both old and new, based on events true and fictional, the songs constitute a significant element of the popular music and literature of the Mexican and Mexican American community. This 2-CD collection serves as a primer for listeners of the early corrido recordings (1928–1937). A 168-page booklet detailing information about the genre, singers, and the songs accompanies the recording.

Track Listing

101	Gregorio Cortéz (Pts. 1 & 2)	Pedro Rocha and Lupe Martínez	5:03
102	Joaquín Murrieta (Pts. 1 & 2)	Los Madrugadores	5:43
103	El Deportado (Pts. 1 & 2)	Hermanos Bañuelos	6:59
104	La Elena (Pts. 1 & 2)	Hernández y Sifuentes	5:26
105	La Ciudad De Jauja (Pts. 1 & 2)	Ramos & Treviño	6:30
106	El Corrido De Texas	Silvano Ramos/Daniel Ramírez	3:24
107	Corrido Pensilvanio	Pedro Rocha y Lupe Martínez	2:49
108	Corrido De Los Hermanos Hernández (Pts. 1 & 2)	Los Madrugadores	6:26
109	Jesús Cadena (Pts. 1 & 2)	Pedro Rocha & Lupe Martínez	5:53
110	El Huerfano (Pts. 1 & 2)	Trio Matamoros	6:10
111	La Crisis	Dúo Latino	2:50
112	La Crisis Actual (Pts. 1 & 2)	Los Cancioneros Alegres	6:18
113	Corrido De Juan Reyna (Pts. 1 & 2)	Hermanos Bañuelos	6:05
114	Suicidio De Juan Reyna (Pts. 1 & 2)	Nacho & Justino	6:14
201	El Contrabando Del Paso (Pts. 1 & 2)	Dúo El Arte Mexicano	5:53
202	Contrabandistas Tequileros (Pts. 1 & 2)	Pedro Rocha y Lupe Martínez	6:56
203	Corrido De Los Bootleggers (Pts. 1 & 2)	Francisco Montalvo and Andrés Berlanga	4:59
204	Capitán Charles Stevens (Pts. 1 & 2)	Pedro Rocha y Lupe Martínez	5:26
205	La Tragedia De Oklahoma (Pts. 1 & 2)	Silvano Ramos & Ortega	7:04
206	Corrido De La Niña June Robles (Pts. 1 & 2)	Trinidad & María López	6:25
207	Inundación De Nogales (Pts. 1 & 2)	Sifuentes & Guzmán	6:39
208	Corrido De Bonifacio Torres (Pts. 1 & 2)	Hermanos Bañuelos	6:38
209	Luz Arcos (Pts. 1 & 2)	Hermanos Chavarría	6:27
210	Nuevo Corrido De Laredo (Pts. 1 & 2)	Salas & Mendoza	5:37
211	El Mosco Americano	Cancioneros Picarescos	3:01
212	Zenaida (Pts. 1 & 2)	Los Madrugadores	6:26
213	Las Quejas De Zenaida (Pts. 1 & 2)	Antonio Flores & Manuel Valdéz	4:50