Tag: Cowboys
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“Llanero, si soy llanero”: music from the plains of Colombia
“Colombia is unknown territory, a land of myths, beautiful rainforests, mountains and beaches , lovely cities, and enchanting and happy people. Colombia is one of the world’s most exotic, sensual, wild, complex and fascinating countries.” ~From the website Ballet Folkloric Juvenil Colombiano When living in Washington DC a few years ago, I attended Smithsonian Folklife…
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Cowboy yodels & música ranchera: from Gene Autry to Javier Solis
My Grandpa George was a native of a tiny town in the American Southwest ~ Guadalupe, New Mexico. Proud Mexican-Americans, they rode horses, manned ranches and herded cattle. His aunt Juanita was the wife of the famous old west sheriff, Pat Garrett. I’ve written about my Honduran father’s side of the family in the post,…
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