¡Corrido!
Subtitle: the living ballad of Mexico's western coast
By: collected, transcribed, arranged, and annotated by John Holmes McDowell ; photographs by Patricia Glushko ; musical transcriptions by Carlos Fernández
Contributors: Fernández, Carlos (Carlos A.), transcriber; Glushko, Patricia, photographer
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780826337436; 9780826337443
Subjects: Texts; Spanish Folk songs; Translations into English; Spanish Ballads; Corridos; History and criticism
Description: The present compilation of ballads from the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca documents one of the world's great traditions of heroic song, a tradition that has thrived continuously for the last hundred years. collection of corridos, accompanied by musical scores and transcriptions and translations of lyrics. In addition to his interpretation of the corridos depiction of violence and masculinity, McDowell situates the songs in historical and performance contexts, illuminating the Afro-mestizo influence in this distinctive population.

This compilation of ballads from the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca features transcriptions of the melodies, complete lyrics in Spanish with English translation, and extensive annotations. In addition to his interpretation of the corridos depiction of violence and masculinity, McDowell situates the songs in historical and performance contexts, illuminating the Afro-mestizo influence in this distinctive population.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-413) and index.
Table of contents: title: Regional standards. Simón Blanco; title: Chante Luna; title: El Ciruelo; title: Juan Escudero; title: La Gallinita; title: Los hermanos Zequeida; title: Moisés Colón; title: Genaro Vázquez; title: Lucio Cabañas; title: Modesta Ayala; title: Maximiliano de Hapsburgo; title: Delgadina; title: Los faroles de Acapulco; title: Cruz Grande. House of the Gallardos, August 5, 1972. Gonzalo Gallardo; title: La Carta Blanca; title: Prisco Sánchez; title: Chicharrón; title: Juan Colón; title: El Culebro; title: Chautengo; title: Antonio Vélez; title: Ernesto Gallardo and Alejandro Mejía, January 28, 1989. Jesús Díaz; title: Mauro Lorenzo; title: Raúl Domínguez; title: Sidonio; title: Juvencio and Meche Vargas. Juvencio Vargas, January 22, 1989. Moisés Martínez; title: Ignacio Remedios; title: Quiñones; title: Augustín Rojas; title: Filadelfo; title: Martín Díaz; title: Rufino Salinas; title: Gaudencio Guerrero; title: Enedino Carranza; title: Juvencio Vargas with Meche Vargas, February 4, 1989. Silvano Ramos; title: El Chicharrón; title: Apolonio; title: Rubén Ramos; title: Janilcio con Colón; title: Margarito Hernández; title: El diecinueve de junio; title: El Negro Durazo; title: Lalo Reyes; title: Máximo Valente; title: Cándido González; title: Indalecio Añorve; title: Juan Antonio; title: Santiago Rodríguez; title: Collaborations. Juvencio Vargas with José Albines, February 8, 1989. Manuel Carreño; title: Guardito Guzmán; title: El guacho; title: Gomecindo Pastrana; title: El Garrobo Agujillo; title: Práxedes Guerrero; title: El restaurán de Lila; title: Enrique Mares with Juvencio Vargas, March 9, 1990. Alejandrino Ambrosias; title: Chegüe; title: Emiliano Radilla; title: Los guachos; title: Demetrio Gazga; title: Nacho Carmona; title: Juan Chanito; title: Julio Noyola; title: Mingo Martínez; title: Juvencio Vargas and Moisés Vargas, February 11, 1989. Elyria Carmona; title: Ometepec and Cuajinicuilapa. Moisés Vargas with Isaac Vargas, January 26, 1989. La Mula Bronca; title: La vaca y los militares; title: Nicho Esteves; title: Isaac Vargas with Moisés Vargas Jr., April 11, 1996. La muerte de Quiñón; title: El Cobarde, January 27, 1989. El oaxaqueño; title: Abel Torres; title: Marino y sus vaqueros; title: José Figueroa, August 1972. Tomás Marín; title: Taurino Colón and Agustín Mayo, April 11, 1996. Palemón; title: Nere Laredo; title: Custodio; title: Juan Saguilán Peña and Teódulo García Pastrana, May 6, 1996. Lo de Soto; title: Yo maté a Simón Blanco; title: El Coyote de Cuaji; title: Antonio Zárate; title: Pedrito Torres; title: Matías Rojas; title: Acapulco. Los hermanos Arizmendi, June 26, 1972, and January 13, 1989. Juan Carmona; title: El Manco; title: Tiene lumbre el comal; title: Vicente Guerrero; title: Los Torres; title: Los Dinámicos, February 7, 1996. El Animalito; title: Manuel Rayón; title: Claudio Bahena; title: Aurelio Santos; title: El Dulce; title: Tomás Navarrete and friends, February 12, 1996. Los dos comandantes; title: El Güero Jeigo; title: Commercial audiocassette. Tragedia en Aguas Blancas; title: Costa Grande. Tecpan de Galeana, at the Texta Torres home, July 20, 1972. Emilio Gallardo; title: Ramón Romero; title: Los Nogueda; title: Villareal; title: Melquiades; title: El Tigre de la Sierra; title: Valente de la Cruz; title: Tata Gildo; title: Los hermanos Morales, Zihuatanejo Beach, March 1996. Macario Leyva; title: Luis Chávez; title: Chema Arroyo; title: Tive López.