from Margaret Loebe at Alexander Street Press:

World Music Download from Alexander Street and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

“Como mi suegra (Like My Mother-in-Law) – milonga” by Los Gauchos de Roldán from the album Button Accordion and Bandoneón Music from Northern Uruguay (SFW40561)   

Our featured download from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is “Como mi suegra (Like My Mother-in-Law) – milonga,” performed by Los Gauchos de Roldán.Accordions and guitars have enlivened the social life of cattle-herding gaucho families of northern Uruguay since the mid 1800s. On Los Gauchos de Roldán, regional musical icon Walter Roldán pumps out time-honored polcas and chotis, Brazilian-tinged maxixas, and more on his button accordion as Chichí Vidiella adds the lush color of the bandoneón.

Bernardo Sanguinetti’s guitar and Richardo Cunha’s percussive, deep-pitched guitarrón immerse the melodies in a rich nest of rhythms and harmonies, which formerly-exiled singer-songwriter Numa Moraes treats us to five gems of his repertoire. 19 tracks, 55 minutes of music, 40-page bilingual booklet. Click here for more information, and to download this track.

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