History, Culture and General Discussion

My husband met a man recently who is from Zacatecas. My husband told him of
our plans to someday go to Jalisco to visit the areas I have been
researching. He said to be sure to visit Zacatecas during Cinco de Mayo,

I find myself rushing toward errors. Many apologies for overlooking this
interview of Mimi Lozano which has been available since August. The
interview is on Infoblog by Eileen O'Shea. Please have a listen:

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From: Tomás Alejandro Villegas Gómez
Date: 09-nov-2006 14:01
Subject: [Genealogia.org.mx] 7582 Sobre los Castellanos de Ocotlan
To: Genealogia-Mexico@googlegroups.com

John Phillip Santos' "*Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation
" is up on
the webpage. Have a listen to the podcast. Also if you want to subscribe

Just a little Mexican musical history lesson for you...if you are interested in this music, you can refer to my two sites, www.elsondelpueblo.com or www.gruposolymar.net. John Robles

John,

Too bad I didn't know you were in this group sooner. I have heard it advertised on the radio here in San Jose and not knowing what type of musical instruments or type of music, I never gave it a thought. The next time you are going to be in the San Jose area, please do let us know so we can come to your performance and hopefully meet up with you.

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From: john robles john9ten@pacbell.net

That is a subject that interests me, as although I have never mentioned it here before, I play arpa jarocha, the folk harp from Veracruz, Mexico, and the music from that region, the son jarocho, has a heavy African influence in the rhythm, certainly, but most pointedly in the singing style. Traditional son jarocho

Hi Joseph,

This group is close to my heart....and so I will share with you, as you have
shared with us whatever I can...including possible interview
opportunities....I have listened to the podcasts you have shared regarding the African

Congratulations again Arturo....the piece was fascinating, albeit it took me
awhile to decipher it (I am more versed in English than Spanish)

You were right about the review of Guerrero - I certainly didn't know about

Yesterday while mostly listening to the TV on my local PBS, Burt Wolf had a segment on the food and people migrations from Africa and the impact they had on the Americas. I found it extremely interesting considering that some of the foods mentioned such as yams, peanuts, bananas and watermelon are still some of the main staples of both the Mexican and American diets.

Saludos otra vez Ivonne:

Gracias por contestarme, no fue mi intencion que se molestara.
Usted me escribio que era una tesis, y generalmente de las tesis se
hacen solo algunas copias para entregar a la biblioteca de la Universidad