Tag: Mexican music
Los Alegres de Terán Photo Gallery
Los Alegres de Terán Photo Gallery Los Alegres de Terán were one of the earliest Mexican Norteño bands started by Eugenio Abrego and Tomás Ortiz in...
Read MoreRepertorio Musical Mexicano – Mauricio Calderón
Repertorio Musical Mexicano (also known as La Casa de Musica, and La Casa de Musica de Mauricio Calderón) located at 408 North Main St., Los Angeles,...
Read MoreAudio Interviews
share: [feather_share] Luis Acosta Interviewed by Chris Strachwitz Date: May 19, 1974 Language: English Instrument maker, A&R man in San Antonio in the 1930s. Moses...
Read MoreLuis Acosta Interview – Tejano Music
Born on May 4th, 1906, Luis Acosta was one of three brothers who made the best bajo sextos in the world. Acosta bajo sextos were the preferred accompaniment to pioneering accordionists Don Santiago and Narciso Martinez and played by La Alondra De La Frontera herself Lydia Mendoza. Here is a rare interview of Luis Acosta conducted by Chris Strachwitz.
Read MoreFrontera Collection Project Awarded NEH Grant
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded the Arhoolie Foundation a three-year $265,000 grant to continue our efforts to digitally preserve and create access to the...
Read MoreEl Mundo del Corrido
El Mundo del Corrido de Guillermo Hernandez — a 56 minute film about the late UCLA professor and his love for Mexican American vernacular music, with...
Read MoreFrontera Collection Presentation
On Monday, March 22, Tom Diamant will be delivering a presentation to the Music Library Association Conference in San Diego. His presentation will include audio visual...
Read MoreArhoolie in the news: “Corrido Heaven”
Here’s a bit from Lawrence Downes’ feature article, “In Los Angeles, Songs Without Borders,” from the Travel section of this Sunday’s New York Times (August 16,...
Read MorePress conference at UCLA with Los Tigres del Norte
We held a press conference at UCLA with Los Tigres del Norte celebrating the completion of digitizing the 17,000 – 78 rpm discs in the FRONTERA...
Read MoreFrontera progress and press conference
Los Tigres del Norte, the UCLA Chicano Research Center, the UCLA Digital Music Library and the Arhoolie Foundation are holding a press conference on March 26th...
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