I cant remember who it was who was asking about Ranchera music a week or
so ago. I put in a query with a friend of mine who's a journalist down
in Mexico City and here's what he had to say:
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Jose Alfredo Jimenez is the Shakespeare of Ranchera music,
author
Anybody out there know anything about ranchera, or other styles of
traditional Mexican music? Key figures? Recommended recordings?
Take care Robin Laws
On Sun, 28 Mar 1999, Robin D. Laws wrote:
Anybody out there know anything about ranchera, or other styles of
traditional Mexican music? Key figures? Recommended recordings?
Back in vinyl days, Arhoolie Records had done a lot of compilations of
classic old ranchera music, as well
Will Miner wrote:
Back in vinyl days, Arhoolie Records had done a lot of compilations of
classic old ranchera music, as well as nortena and other around- and
south-of-the-border styles. . . . I dont
know how this stuff may have been repackaged for CD (if it's been
reissued).
It's on cd
http://www.mariachi.org has a number of fine links to many Mexican music sites.
Vincente Fernandez, Juan Gabriel, Lola Beltran and Lydia Mendoza are among the names
that pop up frequently while searching the net for "musica ranchera". Also check out
http://www.elmariachi.com for so
"Robin D. Laws" wrote:
Anybody out there know anything about ranchera, or other styles of
traditional Mexican music? Key figures? Recommended recordings?
Take care Robin Laws
Look for Arhoolie releases. Los Tigres Del Norte. Flaco's dad, Santiago
Sr. who almost singlehanded
