James B. Wright Collection of Southwestern Native American and Hispanic Music, Interviews and Literary Programs 1973-1986

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James B. Wright Collection of Southwestern Native American and Hispanic Music, Interviews and Literary Programs 1973-1986

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This broad collection contains traditional Southwestern Native American and Hispanic folk music, and popular music, dances, poetry readings and interviews collected in the 1970s and 1980s. Also included are Spanish medieval music, a Belen Los Pastores presentation, Matachines music from Tortugas, a Corrales history pageant, Anglo American country western songs and fiddle tunes, Laotian songs from Albuquerque, and a lecture by John Donald Robb.

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