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Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection is an online presentation of a
multi-format ethnographic field collection documenting
religious and secular music of Spanish-speaking residents of rural Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado. In
1940, Juan Bautista Rael of Stanford University, a native of Arroyo Hondo, New
Mexico, used disc recording equipment supplied by the Archive of American Folk Song (now the Archive of Folk Culture,
American Folklife Center) to document alabados (hymns), folk
drama, wedding songs, and dance tunes. The recordings included in the Archive of Folk Culture collection were made in
Alamosa, Manassa, and Antonito, Colorado, and in Cerro and Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico. In addition to these recordings,
the collection includes manuscript materials and publications authored by Rael which provide insight into the rich
musical heritage and cultural traditions of this region. This presentation is made possible by the
generous support of The Texaco Foundation.
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