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  1. Corrido - Wikipedia

    The word corrido comes from the Spanish word correr ("to run"). A typical corrido's formula is eight quatrains with four to six lines containing eight syllables.

  2. The Mexican Corrido: Ballads of Adversity and Rebellion, Part 1 ...

    Nov 2, 2017 · The corrido captures Mexican values and ideals through the actions of the genre’s epic protagonists: bandits and folk heroes, traitors and patriots, iconic revolutionaries and lowly recruits. …

  3. Corridos Mix - Los Mejores Clasicos / Mix Corridos Los Más Perrones

    Somos apasionados por los corridos y queremos compartir con ustedes la riqueza y la profundidad de este género musical que cuenta historias de valentía, amor y la vida cotidiana.

  4. These 10 Classic Corrido & Regional Mexican Anthems Still Slap

    Nov 25, 2019 · Corridos are part of the fabric of Mexico’s history. Many stories of the people’s struggles during the Mexican Revolution in the early 1900s were recorded by crooners who turned them into...

  5. Corridos: Stories Told Through Song - U.S. National Park Service

    Nov 14, 2024 · The corrido is a traditional Mexican song style that has evolved over the past 200 years in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. Corridos are all about storytelling.

  6. Evolution of Mexico's Folk Ballads: The Corrido Tradition Through ...

    Aug 6, 2023 · The corrido is a distinctive Mexican folk music tradition of narrative ballads that has endured for over 200 years, evolving to reflect the struggles, heroes, and events of Mexican history.

  7. CORRIDO Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CORRIDO is a Mexican narrative folk ballad usually on a topical subject.

  8. Corridos - TSHA

    Dec 1, 1994 · The corrido in its usual form is a ballad of eight-syllable, four-line stanzas sung to a simple tune in fast waltz time, now often in polka rhythm. Corridos have traditionally been men's songs.

  9. Corrido and the History of Mexican Life in Song - LiveAbout

    Feb 16, 2019 · Corrido rhythms are not set; they can be a polka, waltz or march. The march and polka tempos are used more often for upbeat topics while the waltz often carries more tragic stories.

  10. Corridos: Music as Storytelling and Historical Record | Smithsonian ...

    Corridos are narrative ballads that have been sung in Mexico and along the Mexico-US border for over 150 years. They are based on epic stories of real people and events. Corridos have been written …