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2010-04-01T15:53:28.000Z
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José Gutiérrez & Los Hermanos Ochoa - "Balajú" [Live at Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2004]
Description:
José Gutiérrez & Los Hermanos Ochoa perform "Balajú" at the 2004 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. This song is featured on 'La Bamba: Sones Jarochos from Veracruz,' out on Smithsonian Folkways. Stream/download/purchase: Smithsonian Folkways: http://www.folkways.si.edu/jose-gutierrez-los-hermanos-ochoa/la-bamba-sones-jarochos-from-veracruz/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5zQs5TlWzFRsvfYSr38PUe?si=I5vRaq2wTt6mLz-EGstqbw Jarocho (hah-ROH-cho) describes both the people and culture of the southern coastal plain of Veracruz, home for more than two centuries to one of Mexico's most exciting musical traditions, the son jarocho. Songs such as "La Bamba," "Cascabel," and "Siquisirí" occupy a major spot in Mexico's musical folklore. José Gutiérrez, Felipe Ochoa, and Marcos Ochoa, raised on the tropical ranchos of Veracruz's interior, are three of the most accomplished ambassadors of the modern-day son jarocho tradition. They play complex, hard-driving rhythms on the Veracruz harp and on the guitars called jarana and requinto, and sing high-pitched vocal melodies brimming with wit and regional pride. They have toured Europe, the United States, Central America, and Mexico, while in Veracruz they continue to enliven weddings, baptisms, public events, and celebrations of all kinds. Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smithsonianfolkwaysrecordings Twitter: https://twitter.com/Folkways Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smithsonianfolkways The content and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian Institution copyright and privacy policy (www.si.edu/copyright). Smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time.
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3 min 5 sec
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music folk "Woody Guthrie" "Pete Seeger" Smithsonian Folkways old-time non-profit
