Discos Corason - Mexican Catalogue

From the Port of Veracruz down the Gulf Coast to the sugar town of Cosamaloapan and beyond, son jarocho bands play the furious percussive guitars and harps that have made this style a favourite throughout Mexico.

Presenting bands from the most rootsy to the most commercial, this collection is the first in a series of CDs that feature great masters of the eight different styles of Mexican son. Son jarocho, born of the blend of the region's African, Spanish and indigenous roots, is best known internationally for providing La Bamba in its original form. In this collection, the traditional repertoire is interpreted in styles that vary from the slick sophistication of Los Jarochos to the raw emotional power of Daniel Cabrera, a man in his nineties who plays the forgotten sones alone, accompanied on his jarana guitar.

Track Listing:

1. La guacamaya
Trío de Mandinga

2. El cascabel
Trío de Mandinga

3. El ahualulco
Trío de Mandinga

4. La manta
Los Tiburones del Golfo

5. La sarna
Los Tiburones del Golfo

6. La bamba
Conjunto de Santiago Tuxtla

7. La María Justa
Daniel Cabrera

8. La culebra
Daniel Cabrera

9. Los juiles
Daniel Cabrera

10. La candela
Daniel Cabrera

11. El cupido
Ecos del Papaloapan

12. El pájaro cú
Ecos del Papaloapan

13. La tuza
Ecos del Papaloapan

14. El cascabel
Conjunto Tlacotalpan

15. El siquisirí
Conjunto Cosamaloapan

16. La morena
Conjunto Cosamaloapan

17. El canelo
Conjunto Cosamaloapan

18. La tarasca
Conjunto Cosamaloapan

19. El balajú
Conjunto Los Jarochos

20. El jarabe loco
Conjunto Los Jarochos

21. El pájaro carpintero
Conjunto Los Jarochos

22. La indita
Conjunto Los Jarochos

23. La iguana
Conjunto Los Jarochos

"A CD series featuring old and new practicioners of the traditional son, and its first offering is an irresistible collection of Sones Jarochos" TIME