LCFAFA No. 7                                          August 1990
 
 
 
 
               MEXICO RECORDINGS IN THE ARCHIVE OF FOLK CULTURE
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                    Compiled by Marjorie K. Crouch,
                                    Joseph C. Hickerson, and
                                    Therese Langer
 
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AFS 1059                One 12-in disc of songs sung by Los Tres
                        Rancheros (Alberto Rosas, Novelle Primarosa,
                        and Hector Gonzales) of Mexico City. 
                        Recorded by Alan Lomax at the Library of
                        Congress, 1937.  (Tape copy on LWO 4872 reel
                        76A)
 
 
AFS 7612-7650           Thirty-nine 12-in discs of Indian music
                        recorded by Henrietta Yurchenco in Mexico,
                        1944, for the Instituto Indigenista
                        Interamericano, the Secretaria de Educacion
                        Publica, and the Library of Congress.
 
                              AFS 7612-7634.  Twenty-three discs
                              containing music of the Cora and Huichol
                              Indians, recorded in the states of
                              Jalisco and Nayarit.  (Tape copy on LWO
                              5111 reels 54A-56A)
 
                              AFS 7635-7650.  Sixteen discs containing
                              music of the Seri Indians, recorded in
                              the state of Sonora.  (Tape copy on LWO
                              5111 reels 56A-57A)
 
 
AFS 8106-8165           Sixty 12-in discs of Indian music recorded by
                        Henrietta Yurchenco in Mexico and Guatemala,
                        1944-45, for the Instituto Indigenista
                        Interamericano, the Secretaria de Educacion
                        Publica, and the Library of Congress.
 
                              AFS 8141-8165.  Twenty-five discs
                              containing music of the Tzotzil and
                              Tzeltal Indians, recorded in the state
                              of Chiapas.  (Tape copy on LWO 5111
                              reels 90A-92B)
 
 
AFS 8166-8202           Thirty-seven 12-in discs of Indian music
                        recorded by Henrietta Yurchenco in Mexico,
                        1946, for the Instituto Indigenista
                        Interamericano, the Secretaria de Educaci"n
                        P#blica, and the Library of Congress.
 
                              AFS 8166-8187.  Twenty-two discs
                              containing music of the Tarahumara
                              Indians, recorded in the state of
                              Chihuahua.  (Tape copy on LWO 5111 reels
                              92B-94A)
 
                              AFS 8188-8202.  Fifteen discs containing
                              music of the Yaqui Indians, recorded in
                              the state of Sonora.  (Tape copy on LWO
                              5111 reels 94B-95B)
 
 
 
AFS 8912-8926           Fifteen 16-in discs of music of the
                        Tarahumara Indians, recorded in the state of
                        Chihuahua, and the Tzotzil and Tzeltal
                        Indians, recorded in the state of Chiapas by
                        Henrietta Yurchenco, 1944-45, for the
                        Instituto Indigenista Interamericano, the
                        Secretaria de Educacion Publica, and the
                        Library of Congress.  (Tape copies on AFS
                        12,313-12,315 [LWO 4354] and LWO 5111 reels
                        161A-165B)
 
 
AFS 10,053-10,054             Two 10-in tapes copied from 120
                              cylinders of ethnic and tribal music
                              recorded by various collectors in
                              various parts of the world and
                              comprising a 1919 version of the Erich
                              M. Von Hornbostel Demonstration
                              Collection of the Berlin Phonogramm-
                              Archiv.  Gift of Walter V. Bingham.
 
                              AFS 10,053 B4-6.  One tape containing
                              copies of three cylinders of music of
                              Cora and Huichol Indians recorded by
                              Karl Theodor Preuss in the state of
                              Jalisco, 1906-7.  (LWO 1416 reel 1B;
                              additional tape copy on LWO 5111 reel
                              283\29B)
 
 
AFS 10,923-10,937             Fifteen 12-in discs of
                              Aztekatl(Aztec)/Spanish language
                              lessons, including a transcription by
                              Juan Luna Cardenas, published by the
                              Gran Sociedad Cultural de Amigos
                              Aztecas, Mexico City.  Transferred to
                              the Library of Congress from the
                              Smithsonian Institution, 1955.  (Tape
                              copy on LWO 5111 reels 355B-356A)
 
 
AFS 11,007-11,299             One hundred sixty-seven 12-in, seventy-
                              nine 10-in, forty 8-in, and seven 7-in
                              discs of music recorded by a number of
                              collectors in various parts of the
                              world.  Gift of Helen H. Roberts, 1956. 
 
                              AFS 11,017-11,023.  Seven 12-in discs
                              containing copies of cylinders of music
                              of the Huichol Indians, recorded by Carl
                              Lumholtz in central Mexico, 1898.  (Tape
                              copy on LWO 5111 reel 360A-B)
 
                              AFS 11,254 B1-3.  One 12-in disc
                              containing music of the Huichol Indians. 
                              Part of "The Cowell Demonstration
                              Collection."  (Tape copy on LWO 5111
                              reel 378B)
 
 
AFS 11,831                    One 7-in tape of a lecture/recital on
                              Aztec and Inca music.  Selections
                              arranged, adapted, and performed on the
                              violin by Patricio Castillo Urquidi. 
                              Recorded in Mexico City, 1959.  (LWO
                              3154)
 
 
AFS 14,374-14,378             Five wires of Yaqui, Northern Tepehuan,
                              and Southern Tepehuan music and spoken
                              material recorded by John Alden Mason in
                              the states of Chihuahua and Durango,
                              1948-54.  Acquired on exchange from the
                              American Philosophical Society.  (Tape
                              copy on LWO 6256 reels 22B-24A)
 
 
AFS 14,379-14,384             Six 10-in discs of Nahuatl texts and
                              Totonac and Yaqui songs.  All discs
                              labeled "Grabacion Casa Llaloc,
                              Azcapotzalco, D.F."  Recorded by Robert
                              Barlow, ca. 1949.  Acquired on exchange
                              from the American Philosophical Society. 
                              (Tape copy on LWO 6256 reel 24A-B)
 
 
AFS 14,576                    One 5-in tape of Old Colony Mennonite
                              Church singing recorded by Helen Enz
                              near Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, ca. 1960. 
                              (LWO 6525)
 
 
AFS 15,459-15,523             Sixty-three 7-in and two 5-in tapes of
                              principally Mexican-American music; also
                              includes music from Mexico, Nepal,
                              Spain, and Venezuela.  Recorded by John
                              Donald Robb in New Mexico and elsewhere,
                              1939-73.
 
                              AFS 15,508, 15,511-15,514, and 15,518. 
                              Six tapes containing Mexican music
                              recorded primarily in the states of
                              Sonora and Veracruz, 1951-52.  (LWO 7226
                              reels 50, 53-56, and 60)
 
 
AFS 16,654-16,698             Forty-five 10-in discs of vocal and
                              instrumental music  recorded by Laura
                              Boulton in various parts of Mexico,
                              1940.  Acquired on exchange from
                              Columbia University.  (Tape copy on LWO
                              7551 reels 49B-57B)
 
 
AFS 17,155-17,176             Twenty-two 10-in discs of music recorded
                              by Laura Boulton in various parts of the
                              world, 1949-61. Acquired on exchange
                              from Columbia University.
 
                              AFS 17,157-17,160.  Four discs
                              containing folk and orchestral dance
                              music recorded in Mexico.  (Tape copy on
                              LWO 7551 reels 72B-73A)
 
 
AFS 18,102-18,468             One 3-in, twenty-two 5-in, and three
                              hundred forty-four 7-in tapes of music
                              recorded by Laura Boulton in various
                              parts of the world, 1949-61.  Acquired
                              on exchange from Columbia University.
 
                              AFS 18,436-18,444.  Nine tapes
                              containing dance music, a poem
                              recitation, a piece played on
                              pre-Columbian instruments, and other
                              instrumental music, recorded in Mexico,
                              1960.  (LWO 8956; additional tape copy
                              on LWO 8949 reels 69A-70A)
 
 
AFS 19,502-19,513             Twelve 10-in tapes copied from cylinders
                              of American Indian and Mexican music and
                              spoken word.  Recorded by Ernest
                              Beaglehole, Helen H. Roberts, and
                              members of the 1931 Ethnology Field
                              Training Group.  Acquired on exchange
                              from the School of American Research,
                              1979.
 
                              AFS 19,509 A1-5.  One tape containing
                              copies of five cylinders of Nahuatl
                              music and spoken word performed on the
                              occasion of the annual pueblo fiesta
                              (Altepe-ilhuitl) commemorating the
                              legendary king and pueblo defender,
                              El Tepozteco.  Recorded by Edgar Lee
                              Hewett in Tepoztlan, 1906.  (LWO 12,840
                              reel 8A)
 
 
AFS 27,008-27,009             Two 10-in tapes of an American Folklife
                              Center concert by Mariachi San
                              Cristobal, from the state of Jalisco. 
                              Recorded at the Library of Congress,
                              1988.  (RWB 9628-9629)
 
 
 
 
 
      Portions of the collections recorded by Henrietta Yurchenco
have been published by the Library of Congress on cassette number
AFS L19, Folk Music of Mexico.  A catalog and order form for the
Library's published folk recordings are available upon request.
 
 
      For information on listening to or ordering copies of any of
the recordings listed in this finding aid, please request a copy
of A Guide to the Collections of Recorded Folk Music and Folklore
in the Library of Congress.
 
 
      Also available upon request is the finding aid Mexican-
American Field Recordings in the Archive of Folk Culture.
 
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