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| Trío Los Panchos (conjunto original, 1940s) |
Trío Los Panchos / Sin Tí
DOWNLOAD: No separate Trío Los Panchos download. Listen to the YouTube versions instead, links below.
READING: "La vida es un sueño," by Ry Cooder (from his book, Los Angeles Stories), available as pdf in box. Be sure to read early in the week so that the story can percolate in your imagination!
The setting is Los Angeles, the year 1950. A beautiful rendition of "place" at a specific moment in time--vis a vis a song... Ry Cooder is best known as a musician, but here he's made himself into a (very good!) short story writer, in the the LA noir tradition. I'll be curious what you think...! As you'll see, the main character is a "trío man"--and the song that weaves through is--of course--Sin tí...
Read carefully (there's lots of good detail) and make the leap (in your project) from Ry Cooder's story to the world of Trío Los Panchos...
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Trío Los Panchos ON FILM: (cantan Sin tí y Perdida). These two filmed versions will tell you a lot about Trío Los panchos, and their music:
TRIO LOS PANCHOS Sin ti - YouTube
TRIO LOS PANCHOS Perdida - YouTube
Los Panchos / otras selecciones (some on film as well):
Trio los Panchos - Solamente un vez - YouTube
TRIO LOS PANCHOS rayito de luna - YouTube
los panchos..ADIOS MARIQUITA LINDA - YouTube
Trio Los Panchos - Sabor a Mi - YouTube
PIEL CANELA Eydie Gorme Y Trio Los Panchos - 'Piel Canela' - YouTube
TRÍO LOS PANCHOS - CIELITO LINDO - YouTube (!!!)
And to close, the song from which Ry Cooder took his title. First, the original (and priceless) version by Aresenio Rodriguéz (de Cuba), and a beautiful versión de México... Lupe y Raul.
▶ Arsenio Rodriguez-La vida es un sueño - YouTube
LUPE Y RAUL - LA VIDA ES UN SUEÑO - YouTube
-Fernando Fernandez-Los Panchitos-Trio Martino- -La Vida es un Sueño- - YouTube
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Not part of this week's project, but good to know about: For Ry Cooder's music, follow up with his own recordings, and of course his production of Buena Vista Social Club (in Havana). There's also his more recent album centered on the story of LA's Chavez Ravine--portrayed in music. Many more of his songs/versions are on YouTube... Here are just a few:
Ry Cooder - Goodnight Irene - YouTube
Ry Cooder with John Lee Hooker - YouTube
Ry Cooder and David Lindley - Jesus On The Mainline - YouTube
Ry Cooder Cancion Mixteca - YouTube, a version I quite recommend!
And just so you have it, here is an interview with Ry Cooder fro m 2014 (during which he tells many stories about his life in music). An hour's listrening--and worth every minute, when you have time...
▶ Ry Cooder Interview 2014 - YouTube
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