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Collection Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Corridos: A Mexican Ballad Tradition About Outlaws & Heroes American Folklife Center lecture, 2015-09-15

Event video

Transcript: TEXT

About this Item

Title

  • Corridos: A Mexican Ballad Tradition About Outlaws & Heroes

Other Title

  • American Folklife Center lecture, 2015-09-15

Summary

  • Juan Díes presents an illustrated lecture on the Corrido, a 150-year-old Mexican ballad tradition that narrates tragic tales based on true events and honors folk heroes.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • American Folklife Center, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2015-09-15.

Headings

  • -  Corridos music, Mexican Ballad, Mexican music
  • -  Culture, Performing Arts

Notes

  • -  Classification: Music and Books on Music.
  • -  Juan Díes.
  • -  Recorded on 2015-09-15.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2015655484

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Corridos: A Mexican Ballad Tradition About Outlaws & Heroes. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -09-15, 2015. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2015655484/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & American Folklife Center, S. B. (2015) Corridos: A Mexican Ballad Tradition About Outlaws & Heroes. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -09-15. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2015655484/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Corridos: A Mexican Ballad Tradition About Outlaws & Heroes. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -09-15, 2015. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2015655484/>.