ETHNOMUS 108B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Los Tigres Del Norte, Nacozari De García, Narcocorrido
13 Dec 2016
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The melody repeats itself round and round while the text changes to tell the story. Can help elevate the status of a person in the community. Ex: corrido de delgadina performed by lydia mendoza. Popular in the early 20th century from texas. Localizes the romance de delgadina in durango. The story of a hero (jesus garcia) in nacozari, sonora. Jesus was a trainworker and as the train was entering sonora a car was going to blow up, jesus stops the train. Rhyme scheme: second and fourth lines rhyme. Bajo sexto (guitar with 12 strings in 6 courses) Ex: sin tu amor by los alegres de teran (1952) This is not an example of a corrido: has only 7 syllables for each line. Also has a chorus (different style than a corrido) Los alegres de teran popularized this type of music. Result of german and eastern european influence in border region. German immigrants coming into mexico during late 1800s.
