Overview
The Strachwitz Frontera Collection is the largest repository of commercially produced Mexican and Mexican American vernacular recordings in existence. More than 40,000 recordings, all produced during the first half of the 20th century, have been digitized and are available to researchers and the general public online. Although border music is the focus of the collection, it also includes notable recordings of other Latin forms, including salsa, mambo, sones, and rancheras. Agustin Gurza explores the Frontera Collection, discussing genre, themes, and some of the thousands of performers whose recordings are archived. He considers the cultural significance of the recordings, notably what the lyrics reveal about relationships between not only Anglos and Mexicans but also Mexican nationals and other immigrant and ethnic groups. Jonathan Clark focuses on recordings by mariachi ensembles. Topical lists of recordings and a guide to the collection with suggestions for searching the online files complete the volume.
Full Product Details
Author: Agustin Gurza ,
Jonathan Clark
Publisher: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press
Imprint: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press
Dimensions:
Width: 20.30cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 29.20cm
Weight: 0.771kg
ISBN: 9780895511485
ISBN 10: 0895511487
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 07 June 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Author Augustin Gurza is a former LA Times journalist and lifelong aficionado of Mexican music. He handles matters in a clear, entertaining way that serves up plenty of facts. Jonathan Clark - a mariachi musician and obsessive - writes a chapter on mariachi that give this much misunderstood music a context it has long lacked. Strachwitz himself contributes a good humoured essay on the development of the US record business and how so much good Mexican-American music came to be recorded... Obviously, this book is aimed at fans of US border music and students (studying Chicano Studies) yet it contains much entertaining info and is well illustrated with vintage photos, record labels and advertisements - thus enthusiasts for American roots music will find much rewarding here. - Garth Cartwright, Songlines, November 2012
Chris Strachwitz ... became an ardent collector of 'roots' recordings ... and personally assembled this focused archive of some 147,000 items. Highly recommended. Choice This book is aimed at fans of US border music and students (studying Chicano Studies) yet it contains much entertaining info and is well illustrated with vintage photos, record labels and advertisements- thus enthusiasts for American roots music will find much rewarding here. -- Garth Cartwright Songlines
Chris Strachwitz ... became an ardent collector of 'roots' recordings ... and personally assembled this focused archive of some 147,000 items. Highly recommended. Choice This book is aimed at fans of US border music and students (studying Chicano Studies) yet it contains much entertaining info and is well illustrated with vintage photos, record labels and advertisements thus enthusiasts for American roots music will find much rewarding here. -- Garth Cartwright Songlines
