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El Jornalero - Parte I - Gaytán Y Rodriguez Guitarra

El Jornalero - Parte I

Matrix number according to Spottswood is SA 2056-A. Artist on label is mispelled, Gaitán should be spelled Gaytán. This corrido is about returning to Mexico from San Antonio because they don’t like Mexicans here, they only like blacks and gringos. They are returning to the state of Nuevo Leon. They go on to say farewell to the city of San Antonio as well as the woman they loved.

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Label Vocalion

Catalog Number 8482

Matrix Number SA 2056-A

Recording Format 78

Genre Corrido

Accompaniment Guitarra

Subjects xenophobia, migrant, labor, farewell, return, womanizing

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Performer Gaytán Y Rodriguez

Performer Listed on Media Gaytán Y Rodriguez

Accompaniment Guitarra

Recording Format 78

Recording Date 12/15/1932

Condition: E+

Subject xenophobia, migrant, labor, farewell, return, womanizing

Label Vocalion

Catalog Number 8482

Matrix Number SA 2056-A

Genre Corrido

Staff Notes: Matrix number according to Spottswood is SA 2056-A. Artist on label is mispelled, Gaitán should be spelled Gaytán. This corrido is about returning to Mexico from San Antonio because they don’t like Mexicans here, they only like blacks and gringos. They are returning to the state of Nuevo Leon. They go on to say farewell to the city of San Antonio as well as the woman they loved.

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