Smithsonian Folkways Mexican Corridos

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution the national museum of the United States. They are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation preservation and dissemination of sound. Folkways Records believe that musical and cultural diversity contributes to the vitality and quality of life throughout the world. Through the dissemination of audio recordings and educational materials Folkways Records seek to strengthen people s engagement with their own cultural heritage and to enhance their awareness and appreciation of the cultural heritage of others. Our mission is the legacy of Moses Asch who founded Folkways Records in 1948 to document "people s music " spoken word instruction and sounds from around the world. The Smithsonian acquired Folkways from the Asch estate in 1987 and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has continued the Folkways commitment to cultural diversity education increased understanding and lively engagement with the world of sound. Mexican corridos are stories told in song. The word comes from correr the Spanish verb meaning to run and indicates that there is to be a running narrative. The use is limited—not all tales are called corridos—and usually love stories are not included. New stories with embellishments are the most customary. These range from classical news items which become virtual sagas through retelling and may deal with news of deeds of old to the very latest newspaper item...

Henry Cowell


"Los corridos mexicanos son historias narradas en canción. El nombre del genero viene del verbo correr e indica el flujo narrativo. El termino sin embargo es limitado no todas las historias son llamadas corridos; usualmente las canciones de amor no se incluyen en la categoria. Las historias nuevas con algunos pequeños acomodos son las mas comunes pero incluyen tambien historias clasicas convertidas en sagas de tanto haber sido contadas. Pueden hablar de hazañas ya sean legendarias o recien aparecidas en los periódicos..."

Henry Cowell


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