Música de la Raza

• By: Maya López-Santamaría
• Format: CD and 76-page booklet, 19 selections, 70 minutes
• Publisher: MHS Press
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• ISBN 0-87351-366-5

Mexican and Chicano Music in Minnesota
Maya López-Santamaría tells the story of Minnesota's Mexican and Chicano musicians and their music in this lively book and CD.

Illustrated with several dozen historical photographs, the booklet and accompanying documentary recording of Minnesota musical expressions includes indigenous, folkloric, mariachi, ranchera, conjunto, orquesta , trío, banda, corrido, religious, disco, folk, Latin, rock, and rap music.

Cover illustration by Gustavo Lira.

Maya López-Santamaría is a cultural anthropologist and singer living on St. Paul's West Side.

The Minnesota Musical Traditions series, co-sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society and the Minnesota State Arts Board, presents recordings of Minnesota folk musicians and interprets their work historically and culturally.

"When Minnesota's first Mexican families began settling in the state's agricultural regions and along the Mississippi River in St. Paul, they brought with them the music of their homeland."--Maya López-Santamaría

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Song Titles and Musicians

1. Madre (liturgical ballad) -- Genevieve Rangel, Mariachi Flor y Canto, Guadalupe Church Congregation
2. Monterrey Polka (orquesta) -- Kico Rangel Band
3. Creí (bolero) -- Hermanas Rangel and Trío Gaona
4. ¡Jalisco No Te Rajes! (ranchera) -- María and Genevieve Rangel (vocals), José Gaona and Robert Piñeda (vocals and guitar)
5. Ábrete Sésamo (mambo) -- Kico Rangel Band
6. Chinita Mía (corrido) -- Nicolás Castillo
7. A Cuchi Cu (ranchera) -- Quien
8. Baíla (disco) -- Jalapeño
9. ¿Pa' Que Me Sirve La Vida? (trío) -- Trío Gaona
10. Bendice, Alma Mía (spiritual folk) -- Donna Peña
11. El Jalisciense (huapango) -- Mariachi Flor y Canto
12. Corrido de Jesus García (corrido) -- Los Imperiales del Norte
13. La Negra (mariachi) -- Son del Sur
14. Vencido (Tejano) -- Sangre del Alma
15. 911 (banda) -- Terreno
16. El Rey (mariachi) -- Tomás Silva, Mariachi Flor y Canto
17. Misterio and Tlaloc (Mexica) -- Nahui Ehecatl
18. Piel Morena (cumbia) -- Orquesta Sabor Tropical
19. Mi Canción (Chicano rap) -- The Native Ones