ANTHROPOLOGY NATIONAL MUSEUM

MUSICAL TESTIMONIAL of MEXICO MUSICAL TESTIMONIAL OF MEXICO

The album consists of two parts: one dedicated to the traditional music of contemporary indigenous cultures and the other to the heritage of mestizo musicians. Between both traditions there is no clear difference, since, in reality, they are interrelated.

However, it can be said that indigenous music is more conservative. The relative isolation in which these groups have remained by will or by force determines that elements of ancient origin are preserved in their traditions. These can go back in some cases to pre-Hispanic times, although the most frequent and dominant are of colonial origin and European affiliation. There are also more recent and still contemporary elements.

Mestizo music is formally less conservative. Many of its genres begin their evolution from Spanish models in the last years of the colonial period and are set towards the middle of the 18th century or even later. As a consequence of the closer contact of the mestizo group with urban society, its repertoire is subject to a more rapid evolution than the indigenous heritage. Ultimately, mestizo music is an integral part of that complex poorly defined as national culture.

SIDE 1

INDIGENOUS MUSIC

• A1 Music Of The Saints.– Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas
  Performer(s): Cornets: Manuel Velasco and Domingo Gómez; flute: José de la Torre; big drum: Manuel Hidalgo Vázquez; small drummer: Manuel Calvo.
• A2 Big Dance.– Tampate, San Luis Potosí
  Performer(s): Francisco Guzmán.
• A3 Deer Dance.– The Beach, El Naranjo, Sinaloa
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• A4 Dance Of The Bulls.– San Pedro Atoyac, Oaxaca
  Performer(s): Reed flute: Ángel Jiménez; Drum: Toribio Vázquez.
• A5 Huecanias (Song).– Xoxotla, Morelos
  Performer(s): Zenaida Vargas.
• A6 Music Of Holy Week.– San Juan Bautista, Tuxpan, Jalisco
  Performer(s): Shawm: Cesáreo Guzmán; Drum: Carmelo Ruiz Martinez.
• A7 Tigrillo Dance.– Tantoyuca, Veracruz
  Performer(s): Teponastle: Juan Santiago; flute: Cristobal Santiago.
• A8 Love Song.– San Pedro, Nayarit
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• A9 Music of Santa Lucia.– Tenejapa, Chiapas
  Performer(s): Reed flute: Alonso Guzmán Xitan; drummer: Pedro López Tza’atzi; Cornet: Alonso López Fuí.

SIDE 2

MESTIZO MUSIC

• B1 Quetza (Dance Son).– Distrito Federal
  Performer(s): Mandolins: Ernesto Ortiz and Pedro Matús; shells and dance: Andrés Segura, Dolores Ortiz, Belén Rodríguez and Guadalupe.
• B2 The Huehueteco (Chilean).– Huehuetán, Guerrero
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• B3 Comitan De Las Flores (Song).– Comitan, Chiapas
  Performer(s): Guitar and singing: Horacio Monjarrez; mandolin, Antonio Monjarrez.
• B4 Cornelio Vega (Corrido).– Vicam Station, Sonora
  Performer(s): Guitars and voices: Hermanos Molina.
• B5 The San Lorenzo (Huasteco son).– Ciudad Valles, San Luis PotosÍ
  Performer(s): Ensemble “Alma de las Tres Huastecas”; violin: Dionisio Ramos; fifth or huapanguera guitar: José Navarro; jarana: Crescencio Martinez.
• B6 La Mananita Alegre (Son From Tierra Caliente).– Apatzingan, Michoacán
  Performer(s): Ensemble “Los Cardenales”.