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Los Pingüinos Del Norte and
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Los Pingüinos Del Norte: Rubén Castillo Juárez - accordion & vocal; Hilario Gaytán Moreno - guitar & vocal; Ricardo Escalante - bass.
Recorded live at a cantina by Chris Strachwitz in Piedras Negras, Coah., 1970.
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Listen to some of the tracks!! (uses RealAudio®) Los Pingüinos Del Norte: 1. El Desesperado 2. Gregorio Cortez 3. You Soy Norteno 4. Contrabando Del Paso 5. Jacinto Trevino 6. El Gallito 7. Dos Hermanos 8. Tu Pensabas Haceme Sufrir 9. Por Esos Montes 10. Viva El West Side 11. No Me Estorbes 12. Yo Me Enamore 13. Yo Bien Quisiera 14. La Chivita 15. Borracho Perdido 16. En La Sombra 17. Benjamin Argumedo |
REVIEWS “Part of Arhoolie's assiduous repackaging of previous releases and occasional outtakes into hour-long chunks for the CD format, this is a most enjoyable selection. Both bands adhere to the traditional conjunto format of two-part harmony singing accompanied by accordion, bajo sexto/guitar and string bass. Compared with the rockier developments of Flaco Jiménez and Steve Jordan it's a much sparser, gentler sound, but none the worse for that.Fred Zimmerle, in particular, is a button accordionist of the highest class, certainly not out of place amongst the illustrious names above. Whether accompanying songs with those characteristic Tex-Mex fills that space out the stanzas and seem to be able to expand indefinitely at whim, or leading the band through instrumentals - `Viva El West Side' is a superb polka - he's dextrous enough to turn most box players a delicate shade of green. The Trio also boasts a virtuoso bassist, Juan Viesca, whose percussive interventions can suddenly lift the proceedings into fifth gear, and fine Mexican harmony singing heard at its best on `Yo Me Enamore,' a lovely cancion on which Zimmerle switches to guitar. The delightfully-named Pingüinos - The Penguins of the North - were, like the Trio San Antonio, recorded in the early '70s performing their more traditional repertoire of corridos, mostly outlaw ballads with roots in the Mexican revolution. They're by no means negligible musicians, although perhaps not as sparkling instrumentally as Zimmerle's band, but much of their appeal lies in the atmosphere of the live recording in a local bar. The noisily appreciative audience is much given to shouted encouragement and manic shrieks of laughter, and at times the two singers (interesting contrast of a rounded baritone and a raspingly nasal Speedy Gonzales tenor) seem barely able to keep a straight face themselves. The band chugs along as if they could play all night (they probably did) and the whole thing has a happy, ramshackle air that I find irresistible but which might not appeal to, say, Clannad fans. All in all an excellent taster for the more rural side of Tex-Mex.” (Brian Peters — Folk Roots) |
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“Anyone who wants to explore real Tex-Mex music will find this a minor treasure. The emphasis is much more Mexican than Texan, and while the two groups here are accordion-based, the second is rather livelier, with a rock-solid acoustic bass player who would be a credit to any rockabilly band!”
(The Record) |
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