Texas State Historical Association Presentation, Part 1 of 2
Title:
Texas State Historical Association Presentation, Part 1 of 2
Description:
Part 1 of 2 of the Texas State Historical Association Presentation (TSHA) conference 25th session titled \Conjuntos, Corridos y Cancioneros: Folk Music of the Rio Grande Valley.\ Panel speakers Dr. Manuel Medrano and Ramón de León discuss the historical context of the musical traditions of South Texas. Dr. Medrano presents about corridos and the hero themes within music, focusing on the legacies of Américo Paredes and Narciso Martínez. Includes a performance of \Gregorio Cortez\ by Rigo Garza (from San Benito, playing bajo sexto), and Moreno (from Mexico, playing accordion).
Creator/Contributor:
Medrano, Manuel, 1949- (collector), Alonzo, Armando C. (moderator), Medrano, Manuel, 1949- (panelist), and de León, Ramón (panelist)
Date Created/Date Issued:
2000-03-03
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
Mexican Americans, Texas--Social conditions, Folk music--Mexican-American Border Region, Mexicano americanos, Texas--Condiciones sociales, and Música folclórica -- Región de la frontera (México-Estados Unidos)
Place Name:
Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America and Austin, Texas, United States of America
General Note:
Assigned production number 537. All intellectual property rights are retained by the legal copyright holders. The University of Texas at Austin does not hold the copyright to the content of this file. Formal permission to reuse or republish this content must be obtained from the copyright holder. Material copyrighted to Dr. Manuel F. Medrano and The University of Texas at Brownsville. The assets of UT Brownsville are now held by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
Origin Note:
Los del Valle oral history recordings transferred from The University of Texas at Brownsville to The University of Texas at Austin in 2015. Digitized with funds from the Latin American Materials Project (LAMP), Center for Research Libraries.