Orquestas Tipicas – Various Artists / Arhoolie CD-CD 7017

Description

CD 7017

These Mexican and Mexican American orchestras range in size from clarinet or violin-led trios to 10 or 15 piece bands. The popular dance music recorded by these orchestras constitutes the first and last documents of a genre which was very popular during the half century between ca. 1885 and 1935. Their repertoire included all the popular dances of the time such as polkas waltzes danzas chotises pasodobles marches one steps tangos mazurkas and foxtrots all of which are heard on this release. The CD will appeal to anyone interested in Dance music from the period – just listen to “La Negra” by Banda Chihuahua – it ‘s not the mariachi anthem but pure ragtime!
1. Ofelia – Jose Perches Enriquez Orquesta
2. Coquetona Y Juguetona – Quinteto Tipico Mexicana
3. Por Vida De Dios – Orquesta Acosta-Rosette
4. Alicia – Jose Perches Enriquez Orquesta
5. Alma Mia De Mi Grandota – Orquesta Del Norte
6. Moneterrey Alegre – Orquesta Mexicana Clavillo
7. Sonador – Los Desvalados
8. Mondragon – Orquesta De La Familia Ramos
9. Aborrecido – Tipica Martinez
10. El Manoso – Orquesta Tipica Fronteriza
11. Pensando En Ti – Orquesta De Alfredo M. Garza
12. La Negra – Banda Chihuahua
13. La Preita La Guera Y La Chata – Los Desvelados
14. Los Canedistas – Orquesta De Guadalupe Acosta
15. Adios Mi Chaparrita – Emilio Caceres Y Su Orquesta Del Club Aguila
16. El Sueno De Califas – Orquesta Fronteriza
17. La Reina De Las Flores – Orquesta Fronteriza
18. Adois Amor Mio – Orquesta Fronteriza
19. Siempre Alegre – Orquesta Fronteriza
20. Es Imposible – Orquesta Tomas Nunez
21. Las Gaviotas – Orquesta Tomas Nunez
22. Penumbra – Jose Maria Arredondo Trio
23. Besos Y Cerezas – Los Cuatezones
24. Celosa – Eva Garza Con Orquesta
25. Jig In G – Emilio Caceres Y Su Orquesta Del Club Aguila
26. Las Hermanas Padilla & Orquesta De Manuel S. Acuna

REVIEW

“With origins as far back as the secular 17th century Spanish Coliseos de Comedias and later influences of imported African and French musical styles comes the Orquestas Tipicas of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Playing a style of dance tune popular between about 1885 and 1935 and recorded during the early days of electrical recording equipment these Mexican and Mexican-American orchestras performed dances available here as ‘audio snapshots’ of the waning years of a genre. Waltzes fox trots polkas and tangos were the heart of the style as they are presented by orchestras ranging from clarinet-led trios to 10 or 15-peice bands. Just what you’ve come to expect from Arhoolie: great music twenty-six tracks seventy-eight and a half minutes of music and superb liner notes by Chris Strachwitz.”

(Richard Dorsett — Victory Review)