Hispanic Folk Music – Self-Portrait of a People

First published in 1980 and now available only from the University of New Mexico Press, this classic compilation of New Mexico folk music is based on thirty-five years of field research by a giant of modern music. Composer John Donald Robb, a passionate aficionado of the traditions of his adopted state, traveled New Mexico recording and transcribing music from the time he arrived in the Southwest in 1941. -University of New Mexico Press

This publication is large in size, richly investigated on the topic of Hispanic folk music and, a tribute to musical contributions of Mexican Americans and those who celebrate their culture. – jo