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Audio Recording Interview with Israel Maldonado from "El Conjunto de Cuerdas Típicas de Puerto Rico", and "El Show Jíbaro," Chicago, Illinois

Interview with Israel Maldonado from "El Conjunto de Cuerdas Típicas de Puerto Rico", and "El Show Jíbaro," Chicago, Illinois

About this Item

Title

  • Interview with Israel Maldonado from "El Conjunto de Cuerdas Típicas de Puerto Rico", and "El Show Jíbaro," Chicago, Illinois

Names

  • George, Philip B., 1946- (Collector)
  • Maldonado, Israel (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • Chicago, Illinois, June 28, 1977

Headings

  • -  Hispanic Americans
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Illinois -- Chicago

Genre

  • Ethnography
  • Interviews

Notes

  • -  Israel Maldonado
  • -  Interview with Israel Maldonado from the musical group El Conjunto de Cuerdas Típicas de Puerto Rico, and from the broadcast program "El Show Jíbaro"; recorded in Spanish at at a rehearsal for "El Show Jibaro" at El Romance Club; about the origins of "El Show Jibaro" in previous radio programs and programming on Channel 44 before moving to Channel 26; Maldonado’s love of folklore, this was a first as a program of folk and traditional Puerto Rican music; beginnings on Channel 26 and Maldonado’s search for talent, improvisors (trovadores); types of music performed: danzas, plenas, aguinaldos, vals, mazurkas, seises, polkas, etc.; Maldonado found the best trovadores, several have appeared or appear on the program; size of his television audience and its makeup; how Maldonado works to stress traditionality and typicality ness of the performances; all of the artists work is voluntary and unpaid, some have other groups or jobs and play and sing as a pastime or for pay; about the name El Conjunto de Cuerdas Tipicas de Puerto Rico; Israel as an insurance agent for 24 years in Chicago with Prudential since 1969; the importance of this show, need for it in the Puerto Rican community, the only one in the U.S. and in Puerto Rico; about the differences between his and other Puerto Rican-run programs; the varying nature of his show and size of performing group, as many as 40 on the program at one time; videotapes of past programs exist; thanks and good-bye with comments on shows given at other places and praise of Puerto Rican folklore.

Medium

  • audiocassette, C-60

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MBRS Shelflist: RYA 0770
  • Field Project Identifier: CH77-T228-C
  • Call number: AFC 1981/004: AFS 20752A

Source Collection

  • Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit line: Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

George, Philip B, and Israel Maldonado. Interview with Israel Maldonado from "El Conjunto de Cuerdas Típicas de Puerto Rico", and "El Show Jíbaro," Chicago, Illinois. Chicago, Illinois, 1977. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20752/.

APA citation style:

George, P. B. & Maldonado, I. (1977) Interview with Israel Maldonado from "El Conjunto de Cuerdas Típicas de Puerto Rico", and "El Show Jíbaro," Chicago, Illinois. Chicago, Illinois. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20752/.

MLA citation style:

George, Philip B, and Israel Maldonado. Interview with Israel Maldonado from "El Conjunto de Cuerdas Típicas de Puerto Rico", and "El Show Jíbaro," Chicago, Illinois. Chicago, Illinois, 1977. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20752/>.