Information from Smithsonian Institute about the native Mexican folk music tradition. Includes a graphical timeline, music samples, videos, guides and background material for teachers.

Corridos are a folk art form situated somewhere between oral history and cultural myth.

Corrido Watch, a page of current topical songs, currently featuring corridos of Sept. 11. ... Corridos on YouTube, a survey of styles represented in the newest international forum of the corrido world.

Corridos are essentially ballads, a centuries-old form of narrative song that flourished along the border. The roots of the art form are buried under the memory lapse of time.

Duvalier's interpretation may characterize a good number of early corridos but does not strictly apply to every example, as over time they have acquired, and continue to acquire,

In this group of corridos, it's important to note that American cowboy culture derives largely from Mexican culture: the corrido "Kiansis I" lauds the superiority of Mexican cowboys over their...

A Wisdom Archive on corridos ... A selection of articles related to corridos ... corridos: Encyclopedia - Norteño music

If you're not a Spanish speaker, "Contrabando y Tración" by Los Tigres del Norte on the Mexican music anthology Corridos y Narcocorridos (Fonovisa) sounds every inch as innocuous as a wedding polka.

Corridos sin Fronteras was organized by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC); the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES);

Throughout history and into present day, Mexico has recorded her triumphs, defeats and determination through narrative songs called corridos.