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Collection U 023:
Southwest audio CDs from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings:
list of titles and tracks at the Delaney Southwest Research Library

• The Cowboy: His Songs, Ballads and Brag Talk
• Peter LaFarge Sings of the Cowboys - Cowboy, Ranch and Rodeo Songs, and Cattle Calls
• Songs of the West

• Heroes and Horses: Corridos from the Arizona-Sonora Borderlands
• Llegaron Los Camperos!: Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos
• Music of New Mexico: Hispanic Traditions
• Spanish and Mexican Folk Music of New Mexico
• Spanish Folk Songs of New Mexico

• Rail Dynamics
• Sounds of Steam Locomotives, No. 1: Stack Music Sampler; or Steam, Steel and Action
• Sounds of Steam Locomotives, No. 3: Colorado Narrow Gauge Stack Music
• Sounds of Steam Locomotives, No. 5: The Stack Music Spectacular

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Title, description (if available), and hyperlink to Smithsonian Folkways Recordingssite (click to hear sample sounds, if icon indicates it is available)

Tracks

Folkways Records - FW06510 1958
 

Folkways Records - FW04541 1973

Folkways Records - FW02532 1963

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - SFW40480 2004

"Presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. This anthology of hymns and songs from Native American communities throughout the United States demonstrates how music has helped to preserve and perpetuate Native languages. Singers from the Southeast to the Plains and from the Southwest to Alaska and Hawai’i demonstrate the dynamic interplay between language and faith, and show the importance placed on the singing of these songs in keeping alive the culture embodied in their Native languages."

Borderlands: From Conjunto to Chicken Scratch

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - SFW40418 1993

"A unique musical culture flourishes in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and southern Arizona: Yaqui Pascola dance, Tohono O'odham fiddle band music, and the more contemporary Native American Chicken Scratch sound with traditional conjunto polkas and corridos, Latino-influenced big bands, northern Mexican and German-rooted norteno, modern conjunto and orquestra Tejana. Licensed from 4 small regional record labels that specialize in this music. In addition to 5 American Indian tracks, this album also includes 13 Hispanic and Southwestern American songs. 56 minutes."

"En el valle del Río Grande [Río Bravo] florece una cultura musical única, en esa zona ubicada entre Texas y el sur de Arizona: desde la danza Pascola de los indios Yaqui y la música para banda de violines Tohono O’odham, hasta las sonoridades más contemporáneas del Chicken Scratch de los indígenas norteamericanos, las tradicionales polcas y corridos de conjunto, las big bands con influencia latina, la música norteña con influencias tanto mexicanas como alemanas, el conjunto moderno y la orquesta tejana. Esta compilación ha sido autorizada por 4 compañías disqueras regionales especializadas en este tipo de música. Además de los 5 cortes de música indígena, este álbum incluye también 13 canciones de origen hispánico y del sureste americano. 56 minutos"

 Comanche Flute Music 

Folkways Records - FW04328 1979

owboy: His Songs, Ballads and Brag Talk

Folkways Records - FW05723 1959

Creation's Journey: Native American Music 

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - SFW40410 1994

"Presented by the National Museum of the American Indian. From powwow music to Christian songs in Cherokee to Irish reels, Native peoples from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Bolivia present living traditions and crossovers to Euro-American musics. Recorded in New York City and Washington d.c., in 1992 and 1993. Package includes detailed notes in a beautifully illustrated booklet. An eloquent expression of enduring creativity, vibrant cultural life, and diverse artistry. 64 minutes."

Cry from the Earth: Music of the North American Indians

Folkways Records - FW37777 1979

 Healing Songs of the American Indians

Folkways Records - FW04251 1965

Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - SFW40415 1995

"Powerful living music from Native women in the United States and Canada includes performances rarely heard beyond these artists’ communities. Ceremonial and social songs traditionally sung by women, other music now performed by women, and material that combines traditional and contemporary themes and musical forms. 34 selections present a seamless range of solo, choral, and instrumental pieces, forming pulsating and driving music, the heart of Indian Country."

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - SFW40455 1998

"The highly acclaimed 1995 Smithsonian Folkways release, Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women, introduced the public to a rare and dynamic but little-known Native American music. This new recording offers more material traditionally sung by tribal women and music that is ordinarily sung or played by man, but recently performed by women as well. Heartbeat 2 includes social and ceremonial dance songs, war, honor, and story songs from Native North America, as well as music in contemporary styles, including flute songs, poetry set jazz, and pop-oriented folk song. Produced in collaboration with the National Museum of American History."

Heroes and Horses: Corridos from the Arizona-Sonora Borderlands

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - SFW40475 2002

"The corridos in this collection come from the region comprising southern Arizona and northern Sonora, one that was divided politically by the Gadsden Purchase of 1853, but is unified by a Mexican folk culture. These corridos-- the word translates loosely as "ballads" -- are story songs that tell tales of revolution, crime, heroic showdowns, horse races, and disasters in this overlooked part of the world. Heroes and Horses is a slice of life along the Arizona-Sonora border as it has been lived and memorialized in corridos over the course of the 20th century. Rich with the folk traditions of northern Mexico, rarely are the engaging voices of these balladeers accompanied by more than a guitar and an accordion. Tales of triumph and tragedy fill this collection and bring the Arizona-Sonora borderlands to life. This enhanced CD includes 71 minutes of music, extensive notes, photos, and complete lyrics in Spanish and English on the disc."

"Los corridos de esta colección vienen de la región del sur de Arizona y del norte de Sonora, una región dividida políticamente por el acuerdo Gadsden Purchase de 1853, pero que está unificada por la cultura popular mexicana. Estos corridos son historias cantadas que cuentan sobre la revolución, el crimen, heroicos encuentros, carreras de caballo y desastres en esta región olvidada del mundo. Heroes and Horses (Héroes y caballos) es una dimensión de la vida a lo largo de la frontera Sonora-México como ha sido vivida y conmemorada en los corridos en el transcurso del siglo XX. Rica en tradiciones populares del norte de México, rara vez las voces cautivantes de estos corridistas son acompañadas con más de una guitarra y un acordeón. Historias de triunfo y tragedia llenan esta colección y traen a la vida las regiones fronterizas entre Arizona y Sonora. Este disco compacto incluye 71 minutos de música, extensas notas, fotos y letras completas en español e inglés."

Hopi Katcina Songs and Six Songs by Hopi Chanters

Folkways Records - FW04394 1964

Hopi Tales

Folkways Records - FW07778 1971

 Indian Music of the Southwest

Folkways Records - FW08850 1957

 Llegaron Los Camperos!: Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - SFW40517 2005

"America’s favorite mariachi ensemble, Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los Camperos, brings you their solid-gold Mexican sound acclaimed by audiences in New York’s Lincoln Center, Washington, DC’s Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and other major venues throughout the United States Southwest and Mexico. Llegaron Los Camperos (Los Camperos Have Arrived) showcases the group’s concert stage repertoire, skillfully arranged versions of classic mariachi melodies and styles of traditional music from many regions of Mexico."

"El Mariachi favorito de America, Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, nos trae su sonido mexicano de oro puro, aclamado en conciertos en el Lincoln Center de Nueva York, el Kennedy Center de Washington, DC, el Smithsonian Folklife Festival, y en presentaciones de primera categoría a través del suroeste de los Estados Unidos y México. Llegaron Los Camperos despliega el repertorio de concierto del grupo, además de versiones de melodías clásicas artísticamente arregladas y estilos de música tradicional de muchas de las regiones de México."

 Music of New Mexico: Hispanic Traditions

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - SFW40409 1992

"Sacred hymns, serenades, narrative ballads, and lyric folk songs give a glimpse of the diverse and captivating cultural landscape of Hispanic New Mexico. These centuries old-traditions have helped sustain the Hispanic community's ethnic identity, but until recently they have received little attention outside the Southwest. Spanish lyrics have English translations. 26 tracks, 73 minutes."

"Los himnos sagrados, las serenatas, las baladas narrativas y las canciones líricas presentes en esta colección permiten darse una idea de la diversidad del cautivante paisaje cultural del Nuevo México hispánico. Estas tradiciones, que se remontan siglos en el pasado, han contribuido a sostener la identidad étnica de la comunidad hispana, pero solo hasta hace poco han recibido alguna atención fuera del sur este americano. Letras de las canciones en español con traducciones al inglés, 26 cortes, 73 minutos."