40| Los tres lamentos de Rafael Hernández

Tercer Acto: A los cuatro vientos.

Las muchas vidas del Lamento Borincano

Este episodio se basa en varias fuentes, que citamos en la bibliografía, pero sobre todo, en el trabajo de Ruth Glasser. Su libro, que consigues aquí, y la colección de entrevistas que legó al Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños son fuentes indispensables para el tema de la música puertorriqueña en la primera mitad del siglo veinte.

Créditos:

Narración, edición y producción: Eric Quiñones Maurás

Narración de archivo: Bobby Capó, Victoria Hernández

Bibliografía:

John Adamian. “A Bag of Old Songs from Elsewhere.” JSTORE Daily Newsletter. September 7, 2016. https://daily.jstor.org/the-intrepid-field-recordings-of-sidney-robertson-cowell/

Ma Dhyan Elsa Betancourt. Hasta siempre Rafael Hernández. Rio Piedras: Yaraví. 1981.

Mario C. Cancel-Bigay. “Lamento Borincano” Library of Congress Blog. https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/LamentoBorincano.pdf

Jesús Colón. A Puerto Rican in New York and Other Sketches. Second Edition. New York: International Publishers. 1982.

Juan Flores. Salsa Rising. New York Latin Music of the Sixties Generation. New York: Oxford University Press. 2016.

Ruth Glasser. My Music Is My Flag. Puerto Rican Musicians and Their New York Communities 1917-1940. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. 1995.

Andrea Yambot Lugo. “La tierra del Edén no olvida a su jibarito.” El Adoquín Times. Año 1. Número 11. 6 de octubre de 2016.

Discography of American Historical Recordings. University of California at Santa Barbara. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-62790. Lamento borinqueño / Canario y su Grupo," accessed July 16, 2024.

Audio:

Cowell, Sidney Robertson, Collector. Arroz con leche = Rice pudding. performer by Lozada, Cruz 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017701668/>.

Cowell, Sidney Robertson, Collector. Bolero Sentimental. performer by Rodriguez, Elinor 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017701673/>.

Cowell, Sidney Robertson, Collector. La estrella del Oriente = Star of the East. performer by Lozada, Cruz 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017701604/>.

Cowell, Sidney Robertson, Collector. Nino querido = Dear child. performer by Lozada, Cruz 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017701605/>.

Cowell, Sidney Robertson, Collector. San Sererin. performer by Calderon, Aurora 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017701612/>.

Cowell, Sidney Robertson, Collector. Si me dan pasteles an aguinaldo = If you give me pasteles. performer by Calderon, Aurora 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017700903/>.

Cowell, Sidney Robertson, Collector. La Terruca. performer by Calderon, Aurora 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017701610/>.

Cowell, Sidney Robertson, Collector. Bolero Sentimental. performer by Rodriguez, Elinor 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017701673/>.

Ruth Glasser Puerto Rican Music Oral History Collection. Interview One with Francisco López Cruz on December 6 1988: RGC.PLC.1988.12.06.1. Center for Puerto Rican Studies Library & Archives, Hunter College, CUNY. Web. 14 Jul 2024.

Ruth Glasser Puerto Rican Music Oral History Collection. Interview Two with Francisco López Cruz on December 6 1988: RGC.PLC.1988.12.06.2. Center for Puerto Rican Studies Library & Archives, Hunter College, CUNY. Web. 14 Jul 2024.

Música:

Arturo Arturos and his Cubano Rhythm.”Lamento Borincano.” Victor (27731-B).

Canario y su Grupo. “Tierra de lindos palmares.” Victor (30672-A). 1932.

Canario y su Grupo. “Lamento Borincano”. Victor BVE-62790. 1930.

Cuban Rhumba Orchestra. “Lamento Africano.” Harmony (1302-H).

Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf Orchestra. “Los hijos de Buda”. Victor (26791-A). 1940.

Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra. “When a Black Man’s Blue.” His Master's Voice (B 4842).

Geri Gallan and his Caribbean Rhythm Boys. “Capullo de Alelí.” Coral (60304). 1950.

Henry King and his Orchestra. “Cachita.” Decca (2072 A).

Henry King and his Orchestra. “El Manisero.” Decca (25082 A).

Alfonso Ortiz Tirado. “Lamento Borincano” [sic]. Decca (21022A)

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