A Texas Mexican Cancionero

Synopsis: The folksongs of Texass Mexican population pulsate with the lives of folk heroes, gringos, smugglers, generals, jailbirds, and beautiful women. In his cancionero, or songbook, Americo Paredes presents sixty-six of these songs in bilingual text-along with their music, notes on tempo and performance, and discography. Manuel Penas new foreword situates these songs within the main currents of Mexican American music.