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

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 y Lupe Martínez	05:03
102	Joaquín Murrieta (Pts. 1 & 2)	Los Madrugadores	05:43
103	El Deportado (Pts. 1 & 2)	Hermanos Bañuelos	06:59
104	La Elena (Pts. 1 & 2)	Luis Hernández y Leonardo Sifuentes	05:26
105	La Ciudad de Jauja (Pts. 1 & 2)	Pantaléon Ramos y Manuel Treviño	06:30
106	El Corrido de Texas	Silvano R. Ramos y Daniel Ramírez	03:24
107	Corrido Pensilvanio	Pedro Rocha y Lupe Martínez	02:49
108	Corrido de Los Hermanos Hernández (Pts. 1 & 2)	Los Madrugadores	06:26
109	Jesús Cadena (Pts. 1 & 2)	Pedro Rocha y Lupe Martínez	05:53
110	El Huérfano (Pts. 1 & 2)	Trío Matamoros	06:10
111	La Crisis (The Crisis)	Dúo Latino	02:50
112	La Crisis Actual (Pts. 1 & 2)	Los Cancioneros Alegres	06:18
113	Corrido de Juan Reyna (Pts. 1 & 2)	Hermanos Bañuelos	06:05
114	Suicidio de Juan Reyna (Pts. 1 & 2)	Nacho y Justino	06:14
201	El Contrabando del Paso (Pts. 1 & 2)	Dúo El Arte Mexicano	05:53
202	Contrabandistas Tequileros (Pts. 1 & 2)	Pedro Rocha y Lupe Martínez	06:56
203	Corrido de Los Bootleggers (Pts. 1 & 2)	Francisco Montalvo y Andrés Berlanga	04:59
204	Capitán Charles Stevens (Pts. 1 & 2)	Pedro Rocha y Lupe Martínez	05:26
205	La Tragedia de Oklahoma (Pts. 1 & 2)	Silvano R. Ramos y Ortega	07:04
206	Corrido de La Niña June Robles (Pts. 1 & 2)	Trinidad y María López	06:25
207	Inundación de Nogales (Pts. 1 & 2)	Leonardo Sifuentes y Guadalope Guzmán	06:39
208	Corrido de Bonifacio Torres (Pts. 1 & 2)	Hermanos Bañuelos	06:38
209	Luz Arcos (Pts. 1 & 2)	Hermanos Chavarría	06:27
210	Nuevo Corrido de Laredo (Pts. 1 & 2)	Salas y Mendoza	05:37
211	El Mosco Americano	Cancioneros Picarescos	03:01
212	Zenaida (Pts. 1 & 2)	Los Madrugadores	06:26
213	Las Quejas de Zenaida (Pts. 1 & 2)	Antonio Flores y Manuel Valdéz	04:50