WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
PROGRAM # 8792 12:00 PM PT
Corridos de Río Arriba.
From the raid to a courthouse by a group of insurgents to the death in Viet Nam of a Chicano soldier to the flooding of a small town, corridistas in the Rio Grande del Norte region have for centuries brought the news about violent events and natural disasters, extolled the exploits of local heroes and the virtues of the homeland, and advocated for the downtrodden. In this program, experts comment on popular corridos and legendary corridistas in New Mexico and Colorado. They also shed light on the roots of this musical tradition, including the “Inditas,” the musical style considered the forerunner of the narrative ballads of corrido.
Guests: Cipriano Vigil, Master Folk Musician and Educator, El Rito, NM; Roberto Mondragón, Master Folk Musician, Educator, Former State Legislator and Lt. Governor of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM; Roberto Martínez, New Mexico State Historian, Santa Fe, NM; Dr. Enrique Lamadrid, Professor Emeritus of Spanish Language, University of New Mexico, Author of “Nuevo México Profundo: Rituals of an Indo-Hispano Land” and other Books, Albuquerque, NM; Lorenzo Martínez, Master Folk Violinist, Los Reyes de Albuquerque, NEA National Heritage Fellow, Albuquerque, NM; Roberto Martínez, Sr, Master Musician, Founder of Los Reyes de Albuquerque, NEA National Heritage Fellow, Albuquerque, NM (Deceased); Dr. Brenda Romero, Professor and Founder of Ethnomusicology at University of Colorado, Boulder, “Canciones de mis Patrias: Early New Mexican Songs and Ballads” CD, Española, NM; Lorenzo Trujillo, Acclaimed Master Musician, Professor, Folklorist, Attorney, Writer, Denver, CO.
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