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Humanities 206, Winter 2008
American Sabor: Latinos Shaping U.S. Popular Music
courses.washington.edu/sabor/Hum%20206/westListening.shtml
1970s-2000: FROM CHICANO POWER TO CHICANO PUNK
1. "Viva Tirado" by El Chicano. 1970.
By the late 1960s, when the Vietnam War had changed the hopeful mood of East Los Angeles, a band called the V.I.P.s became El Chicano, changing their name to reflect their Mexican American roots. Their 1970 hit "Viva Tirado" takes a jazz instrumental and adds an intense interplay of drums, conga, lamenting bass, and the signature Eastside Hammond organ. The original jazz instrumental by pianist Gerald Wilson was inspired by Mexican bullfighter Jose Ramon Tirado.
2. "Sabor a Mi"by Ersi Arvizu. 1971.
Born in East Los Angeles, Ersi Arvizu performed in East L.A.'s popular 1960s girl group, The Sisters. As a child she sang the traditional Mexican music of her parents who where musical performers who went by the name Dueto Arvizu. Ersi adored her parents music: rancheras, boleros, and mariachis. When the Chicano pride movement inspired East L.A. bands to see their culture as source or pride rather than shame, Ersi's put the music of her parents center stage in her soulful rendition of the 1950s Mexican bolero "Sabor a Mi." Ersi's 1971 version was recorded with the band El Chicano.
3. "Come and Get Your Love" by Red Bone. 1974.
Long before their band redbone became a household name with their 1974 hit "Come and Get Your Love," brothers Pat and Lolly Vasquez (stage name Pat and Lolly Vegas) strongly influenced the Eastside sound with their guitar playing.
In "Come and Get Your Love" Lolly's Chicano-accented chant "hey, what's the matter with you" combined with the tom tom sound of the drum, evokes their Native American connections. Notice the cha, cha, cha rhythm.
4. "Volver, Volver" by Los Lobos. 1993 version.
Like many East L.A. bands from the 1960s, Los Lobos played rock and roll, but they distinguished themselves from other Eastside bands by choosing to learn to play acoustic traditional folk instruments associated with Mexico and Latin American. When they decided to use electric instrumentation, they created a unique sound that meshed rock and roll with Tejano and cumbian rhythms. Because of their special blend, Los Lobos is considered by critics to be one of America's most important groups.
In "Volver, Volver," they play the Eastside sound with a twist- choosing to use Mexican folk instruments including the accordion and lead vocals that have a mariachi flavor which are augmented by a sax.
5. "One Time, One Night" 1986.
In "One Time, One Night" with its layering of acoustic and electric instruments like the conjunto accordion, heavy conjunto bass, and western "rootsy" guitar, we hear the mexican american experience. They sing about dashed American dreams "in an age old song about the home of the brave and this land here of the free.
6. You're No Good / Linda Ronstadt. 1975.
The press dubbed best-selling Mexican American signer Linda Ronstadt the "queen of the rock" in the 1970s. In her 1974 no 1. Billboard hit "You're No Good," Linda mixes country, and R&B with African American gospel harmonies.
7. "Los Laureles"/"The Laurels" by Linda Ronstadt and Mariachi Vargas. 1987.
Listen to this song where Ronstadt, who sang the previous song "You're No Good" powers out huapngo ranchera sound vocals with its trademark falsetto yodel. Accompanied by Mariachi Vargas Linda Ronstadt unites fans in the U.S. and Latin America.
American Sabor: Latinos Shaping U.S. Popular Music
courses.washington.edu/sabor/Hum%20206/westListening.shtml
1970s-2000: FROM CHICANO POWER TO CHICANO PUNK
1. "Viva Tirado" by El Chicano. 1970.
By the late 1960s, when the Vietnam War had changed the hopeful mood of East Los Angeles, a band called the V.I.P.s became El Chicano, changing their name to reflect their Mexican American roots. Their 1970 hit "Viva Tirado" takes a jazz instrumental and adds an intense interplay of drums, conga, lamenting bass, and the signature Eastside Hammond organ. The original jazz instrumental by pianist Gerald Wilson was inspired by Mexican bullfighter Jose Ramon Tirado.
2. "Sabor a Mi"by Ersi Arvizu. 1971.
Born in East Los Angeles, Ersi Arvizu performed in East L.A.'s popular 1960s girl group, The Sisters. As a child she sang the traditional Mexican music of her parents who where musical performers who went by the name Dueto Arvizu. Ersi adored her parents music: rancheras, boleros, and mariachis. When the Chicano pride movement inspired East L.A. bands to see their culture as source or pride rather than shame, Ersi's put the music of her parents center stage in her soulful rendition of the 1950s Mexican bolero "Sabor a Mi." Ersi's 1971 version was recorded with the band El Chicano.
3. "Come and Get Your Love" by Red Bone. 1974.
Long before their band redbone became a household name with their 1974 hit "Come and Get Your Love," brothers Pat and Lolly Vasquez (stage name Pat and Lolly Vegas) strongly influenced the Eastside sound with their guitar playing.
In "Come and Get Your Love" Lolly's Chicano-accented chant "hey, what's the matter with you" combined with the tom tom sound of the drum, evokes their Native American connections. Notice the cha, cha, cha rhythm.
4. "Volver, Volver" by Los Lobos. 1993 version.
Like many East L.A. bands from the 1960s, Los Lobos played rock and roll, but they distinguished themselves from other Eastside bands by choosing to learn to play acoustic traditional folk instruments associated with Mexico and Latin American. When they decided to use electric instrumentation, they created a unique sound that meshed rock and roll with Tejano and cumbian rhythms. Because of their special blend, Los Lobos is considered by critics to be one of America's most important groups.
In "Volver, Volver," they play the Eastside sound with a twist- choosing to use Mexican folk instruments including the accordion and lead vocals that have a mariachi flavor which are augmented by a sax.
5. "One Time, One Night" 1986.
In "One Time, One Night" with its layering of acoustic and electric instruments like the conjunto accordion, heavy conjunto bass, and western "rootsy" guitar, we hear the mexican american experience. They sing about dashed American dreams "in an age old song about the home of the brave and this land here of the free.
6. You're No Good / Linda Ronstadt. 1975.
The press dubbed best-selling Mexican American signer Linda Ronstadt the "queen of the rock" in the 1970s. In her 1974 no 1. Billboard hit "You're No Good," Linda mixes country, and R&B with African American gospel harmonies.
7. "Los Laureles"/"The Laurels" by Linda Ronstadt and Mariachi Vargas. 1987.
Listen to this song where Ronstadt, who sang the previous song "You're No Good" powers out huapngo ranchera sound vocals with its trademark falsetto yodel. Accompanied by Mariachi Vargas Linda Ronstadt unites fans in the U.S. and Latin America.