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La Fuerza performing at the Florida Frolic

Date: 1993 (circa)
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La Fuerza performing at the Florida Frolic

Local musicians performing early morning Mother's Day serenatas.

Date: 1995-05-14
Description: Twelve color slides. Images of Los Fuerza del Norte (Tomas Granado, David Avalos, and Guadalupe Rivera) performing traditional serenatas for mothers on Mother's Day. Also visible is sound engineer Paul Butterfield, who worked with folklorist Stone to create field recordings. The Mexican American Music Survey was created to document the musical traditions of Florida's various Mexican-American communities: Apopka, South Dade County, Immokalee, the St. Johns River Basin, and Central Florida. Funded by a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program, the survey was conducted between 1994 and 1996 by folklorist Robert Stone. Among the musical traditions were serenatas, conjunto, quinceanara ritual music, ranchera Michoacana, mariachi, norteno, Tejano, and pop music. At the end of the project, a sampler music tape was created by the Florida Folklife Program for distribution to various libraries.
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Local musicians performing early morning Mother's Day serenatas.

Los Fronterizos de Matamoros and Grupo Sensacion recording session.

Date: 1995-04-09
Description: One DAT tape. The recording session took place at the home of Emilo Hernandez (a Chicano band leader), and was set up by Tomas Granado. The first band, Los Fronterizos (The Bordermen), played conjunto music and were comprised of Felix Cortez (bajo sexto), Felix Cortez, Jr. (accordion), Eduardo Cortinas (drums), Eleazar Cortez (drums), and Jesus Cortez Jr. (bass). They were a popular local band. Jesus, Sr., the band leader and accoridonist, worked as a bartender. The other band was Grupo Sensacion, a five-member Tejano/pop band led by Jose Luis Velasquez (singer/keyboard player). His daughter, Julissa Lissette also sang for the band. The Mexican American Music Survey was created to document the musical traditions of Florida's various Mexican-American communities: Apopka, South Dade County, Immokalee, the St. Johns River Basin, and Central Florida. Funded by a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program, the survey was conducted between 1994 and 1996 by folklorist Robert Stone. Among the musical traditions were serenatas, conjunto, quinceanara ritual music, ranchera Michoacana, mariachi, norteno, Tejano, and pop music. At the end of the project, a sampler music tape was created by the Florida Folklife Program for distribution to various libraries.
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Los Fronterizos de Matamoros and Grupo Sensacion recording session.

Mestengo performance at the 2007 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Stage

Date: 2007-11-10
Description: Tina Bucuvalas serves as emcee. Granado (accordion, vocals), J. Martinez (drums, vocals), Arrazola (bajo sexto, vocals), and Martinez (bass, vocals) perform as Mestengo. Granado explains musica norteña's origins in Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, and other northern Mexican states; the influence of Germanic musical styles and instrumentation, primarily the polka and the accordion; variations of Mexican folk dance; and the different tunings of his accordions. Arrazola describes the bajo sexto and its difference from the guitar, including tuning and strings. The band performs a polka, a cumbia, a ranchera, and a huapango.
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Mestengo performance at the 2007 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Stage

Mother's Day Serenades

Date: 1995-05-14
Description: One DAT tape. Recordings of various serenatas (Mother's Day serenades) in the Mexican American community in Homestead. Dating back to Mexico, serenatas were usually performed below the window of a mother. Tomas Granado re-established the practice in the Homestead area. At the time, Granado performed as many as 40 each Mother's Day. The Mexican American Music Survey was created to document the musical traditions of Florida's various Mexican-American communities: Apopka, South Dade County, Immokalee, the St. Johns River Basin, and Central Florida. Funded by a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program, the survey was conducted between 1994 and 1996 by folklorist Robert Stone. Among the musical traditions were serenatas, conjunto, quinceanara ritual music, ranchera Michoacana, mariachi, norteno, Tejano, and pop music. At the end of the project, a sampler music tape was created by the Florida Folklife Program for distribution to various libraries.
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Mother's Day Serenades

Mother's Day Serenatas radio broadcast

Date: 1995-05-14
Description: Two audio cassettes. (Copied from a DAT tape -- FX95-5-3 -- which is not found in the collection.) This is a field recording of a radio broadcast (Radio Continental 1430AM) that began at 6am. it consisted of Mother's Day serenades, an long-term Mexican tradition that usually invovled musicians performing below a mother's window. Tomas Granado re-established the practice in the Homestead area. The station was owned by Amando and Alfredo Gallegos. La Fuerza del Norte consisted of Granado, David Avalos, Guadalupe Rivera, and Berto Espinoza. Los Errentes de Chua Nuevo Leon consisted of Alberto Espinoza, Juan Rivera, Leonal Pedraza, and Alberto Espinoza. The Mexican American Music Survey was created to document the musical traditions of Florida's various Mexican-American communities: Apopka, South Dade County, Immokalee, the St. Johns River Basin, and Central Florida. Funded by a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program, the survey was conducted between 1994 and 1996 by folklorist Robert Stone. Among the musical traditions were serenatas, conjunto, quinceanara ritual music, ranchera Michoacana, mariachi, norteno, Tejano, and pop music. At the end of the project, a sampler music tape was created by the Florida Folklife Program for distribution to various libraries.
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Mother's Day Serenatas radio broadcast

Musicians performing Mother's Day serenatas in Homestead, Florida.

Date: 1992
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Musicians performing Mother's Day serenatas in Homestead, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing - White Springs, Florida.

Date: 1992-05-22
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Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing - White Springs, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Date: 1992-05-22
Collection

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Date: 1992-05-22
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Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

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FA15112	La Fuerza performing at the Florida Frolic		Musical groups Folk music groups Songs, Ethnic Bands (Music) Musical traditions, Latin American and Caribbean Ethnicity, Latin American and Caribbean Music--Performance Arts (Performing) Hispanic American musicians Hispanic American men Accordionists Accordion Instrumentalists Musical instruments Guitarists Guitar Musicians Stringed instruments	/fpc/folklife/fa15112.gif
Local musicians performing early morning Mother's Day serenatas.	Local musicians performing early morning Mother's Day serenatas.	Still Image	Musicians Fieldwork Mexican Americans Latinos Serenades Performing arts Music performance Serenatas Mothers Day Songs and music Arts, Mexican Recording equipment Sound recording Bands (Music) Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s2029_01_tape08	Los Fronterizos de Matamoros and Grupo Sensacion recording session.	Sound	Singers Musicians Accordionists Fieldwork Music performance Latinos Music Latin America Arts, Mexican Ethnicity, Mexico Mexican Americans Concerts Conjunto music Accordion music Polka music Bands (Music)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2034_07_cd07-038	Mestengo performance at the 2007 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Stage	sound	Folk festivals Florida Folk Festival Music -- Performance Mexican Americans NortenÌƒo (Music) Accordion music Conjunto music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2029_01_tape09	Mother's Day Serenades	Sound	Fieldwork Arts, Mexican Folk music Mexico Mexican Americans Music Latin America Music performance Latinos Serenades Serenatas Songs Mothers Day Songs and music Mothers Day Singers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2029_01_tape04	Mother's Day Serenatas radio broadcast	Sound	Fieldwork Music performance Radio programs Radio stations Radio broadcasters Holidays Calendar rites Singing Arts, Mexican Folk music Mexico Mexican Americans Music Latin America Latinos Mothers Day Mothers Day Songs and music Songs Serenades Rites and ceremonies Norteño music Serenatas Spanish language Musicians Bands (Music) Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
FS050901	Musicians performing Mother's Day serenatas in Homestead, Florida.		Serenading Folklife and folklore projects Projects, Instate Ethnicity, Latin American and Caribbean Ethnicity, Mexico Arts (Performing)--Florida--Homestead Performing arts--Florida--Homestead Folk music--Performance Holidays Mother's Day -- Songs and music Suites Entertainers--Florida--Homestead Folk musicians Mexican American musicians Mexican Americans--Florida--Homestead Musicians--Florida--Homestead	/fpc/folklife/FS050901.gif
FA5342	Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing - White Springs, Florida.		Ethnicity, Mexico Ethnicity, Latin American and Caribbean Songs, Ethnic Songs, Mexican Musical traditions, Norteno Musical traditions, Mexican Musical traditions, Latin American and Caribbean Musical traditions Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Music--Performance Musical instruments Accordion Button-key accordion Instrumentalists Folk music Singing Singers Musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Performing arts--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Folk musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Accordionists	/fpc/folklife/fa5342.gif
FA5338	Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.		Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Ethnicity, Mexico Ethnicity, Latin American and Caribbean Songs, Ethnic Songs, Mexican Musical traditions, Norteno Musical traditions, Mexican Musical traditions, Latin American and Caribbean Musical traditions Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Practices Belief and custom Festivals, Events and Conferences Music--Performance Musical instruments Accordion Button-key accordion Instrumentalists Folk music Singers Musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Performing arts--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Folk musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Manners and customs Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Accordionists	/fpc/folklife/fa5338.gif
FA5346	Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.		Music--Performance Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Ethnicity, Mexico Ethnicity, Latin American and Caribbean Songs, Ethnic Songs, Mexican Musical traditions, Norteno Musical traditions, Mexican Musical traditions, Latin American and Caribbean Musical traditions Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Practices Belief and custom Festivals, Events and Conferences Musical instruments Accordion Button-key accordion Instrumentalists Folk music Singing Singers Musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Performing arts--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Folk musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Manners and customs Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Accordionists	/fpc/folklife/fa5346.gif

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La Fuerza performing at the Florida Frolic

La Fuerza performing at the Florida Frolic

Local musicians performing early morning Mother's Day serenatas.

Local musicians performing early morning Mother's Day serenatas.

Los Fronterizos de Matamoros and Grupo Sensacion recording session.

Los Fronterizos de Matamoros and Grupo Sensacion recording session.

Mestengo performance at the 2007 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Stage

Mestengo performance at the 2007 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Stage

Mother's Day Serenades

Mother's Day Serenades

Mother's Day Serenatas radio broadcast

Mother's Day Serenatas radio broadcast

Musicians performing Mother's Day serenatas in Homestead, Florida.

Musicians performing Mother's Day serenatas in Homestead, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing - White Springs, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing - White Springs, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

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La Fuerza performing at the Florida Frolic

La Fuerza performing at the Florida Frolic

Local musicians performing early morning Mother's Day serenatas.

Local musicians performing early morning Mother's Day serenatas.

Los Fronterizos de Matamoros and Grupo Sensacion recording session.

Los Fronterizos de Matamoros and Grupo Sensacion recording session.

Mestengo performance at the 2007 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Stage

Mestengo performance at the 2007 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Stage

Mother's Day Serenades

Mother's Day Serenades

Mother's Day Serenatas radio broadcast

Mother's Day Serenatas radio broadcast

Musicians performing Mother's Day serenatas in Homestead, Florida.

Musicians performing Mother's Day serenatas in Homestead, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing - White Springs, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing - White Springs, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Norteno accordion player Tomas Granado performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.