Soneros Jarochos: The Arhoolie Recordings 1989-1990

Son jarochos is an amalgamation of Indigenous (primarily Huastecan), Spanish, and African musical elements found primarily in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Jarocho is a colloquial term for people or things from the port city of Veracruz. Musical instruments most closely associated with jarocho music are small guitars (jarana jarocha and requinto jarocho). The shift of the Mexican economy from a rural to an urban base diminished the popularity of son in the latter 20th century. As a counter to this decline, Gilberto Gutiérrez formed the Grupo Mono Blanco in the late 1970s. These recordings of the group from 1989 to 1990 include the most popular son jarocho song, “La Bamba.”

Track Listing

101	El Buscapies (The Firecracker)	Grupo Mono Blanco	07:35
102	El Colas (Nicholas)	Grupo Mono Blanco	05:12
103	El Cascabel (The Rattle)	Grupo Mono Blanco	06:10
104	El Balaju (The Ballyhoo)	Grupo Mono Blanco	04:09
105	El Palomo y La Paloma (The Male and Female Dove)	Grupo Mono Blanco	05:08
106	La Morena (The Dark Skinned Girl)	Grupo Mono Blanco	05:40
107	La Bamba	Grupo Mono Blanco	06:56
108	El Perro (The Dog)	Grupo Mono Blanco	07:34
109	El Zapateado (The Clog Dance)	Grupo Mono Blanco	04:42