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Blind Troubador of Oaxaca

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Local Numbers
Cook.5019
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
Norwalk, CT, Cook 1956
Participant or Performer Note
Alonzo Cruz, tenor, with guitar.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
Recorded in Oaxaca, Mexico, by John Goldston.
General
Accomapnied by notes (1 p.) to music.
Performer
Jimenez, Alfonso Cruz, 1927-
Creator
Goldstein, John
Collection Creator
Cook Labs
Cook, Emory, 1913-2002
Place
Oaxaca (Mexico : State)
Mexico
Topic
Street musicians
Performer
Jimenez, Alfonso Cruz, 1927-
Creator
Goldstein, John
Culture
Mexicans
See more items in
Cook Labs records
Cook Labs records / Series 7: Audio Recordings / Commercial Recordings / LPs
Extent
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Date
1956
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.COOK, Item Cook.5019
Type
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Collection Citation
Cook Labs records, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Genre/Form
Phonograph records
Contents
Doce Cascabeles (3:42) -- Small girl full of fire (2:53) -- Pretty bird, do me a favor (2:43) -- Far away from my land of sunshine (3:21) -- From her window she bids me sing (1:52) -- Again to have your kisses (3:06) -- Bright morning star, step slowly (3:46) -- Who will it be who will love me? (2:40) -- Susanna is pretty as she runs towards me (2:55) -- Green eyes (3:18) -- The girls in San Marcos are brown and darling (3:00) -- Bewitching Rode (3:37) -- La Llorona (5:46).
Track Information
101. Doce Cascabeles / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico. 102. Small Girl Full of Pride / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico. 103. Pretty Bird, Do Me a Favor / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico. 104. Far from My Land of Sunshine / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico. 105. Again to Have Your Kisses / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico. 106. Bright Morning Star / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico. 201. Who Will it it Be Who Will Love Me / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico. 202. Susanna is Pretty / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico. 203. Green Eyes / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico. 204. The Girls in San Marcos are Brown and Darling / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico. 205. Bewitching Rose / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico. 206. La Llorona / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico.
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Restrictions on access.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1649106000772-1649106007408-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk516f533db-bdea-4366-a619-9cd75ec8794d

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