Corridos
Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:
Corrido de Moncayo, 1972, 2007 January 1
Albuquerque, New Mexico. A man meets his death in 1892, when he is dragged by his horse for some five hundred yards. Guitar accompaniment. Quality: Fair.
Corrido de Ricardo Campos, 1967, 2006
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ricardo Campos, a Mexican-American soldier, dies in Vietnam. The body is brought to San Francisco and lies in state for weeks. When no one claims any relationship to the soldier, his body is finally buried. Probably a commerical recording. Quality: Good.
Corrido de Ricardo Campos, 1967, 2006
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Probably a commerical recording. Quality: Good.
Corrido del final de San Marcial, 1971, 2006
Bernardo, New Mexico. A flood wipes out the village of San Marcial. Composed by Ramon Luna. Recited. Quality: Good/Fair.
Corrido del Rio Grande, 1974, 2006
Tucumcari, New Mexico. No listing in Cobos index. Quality: fair/poor. PLEASE NOTE: this should be number 17 of 17 songs on the audiofile.
El contrabando de El Paso, 1973, 2007 January 1
Vequita, New Mexico. Recited. Quality:Fair
El corrido de aqui y de alli, 1971, 2006 January 1
Tome, New Mexico. Fragment. See item 2.3. Quality: good.
El corrido de aqui y de alli, 1971, 2006 January 1
Tome, New Mexico. Includes commentary. Quality: good/fair.
El corrido de Manuel Gonzalez, 1969, 2006
Chama, New Mexico. Ballad about a shepard, delineating the difficulties that Manuel Gonzalez encounters because he returns his flock to a corral without first counting the sheep. Quality: Good/Fair.
El dia de San Juan, 1970, 2006
Socorro, New Mexico. Traditionally, tragedy strikes on St. John's Day (June 24th). In this ballad a youngman, Juan, warns his girl, Micaela, that he is going to kill his rival, Simon. Micaela goes to the dance with Simon. At midnight a shot is heard and two bodies fall, mortally wounded, on the dance floor. They are the bodies of Micaela and Simon. Quality: Good.