Grupo sol y Mar

Just a little Mexican musical history lesson for you...if you are interested in this music, you can refer to my two sites, www.elsondelpueblo.com or www.gruposolymar.net. John Robles

John,

Too bad I didn't know you were in this group sooner. I have heard it advertised on the radio here in San Jose and not knowing what type of musical instruments or type of music, I never gave it a thought. The next time you are going to be in the San Jose area, please do let us know so we can come to your performance and hopefully meet up with you.

African Influenced Music in Mexico

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From: john robles john9ten@pacbell.net

That is a subject that interests me, as although I have never mentioned it here before, I play arpa jarocha, the folk harp from Veracruz, Mexico, and the music from that region, the son jarocho, has a heavy African influence in the rhythm, certainly, but most pointedly in the singing style. Traditional son jarocho

New in the group

I would like to introduce myself. My name is Alejandro Gomez, I am 22 years old, from Monterrey, Mexico. I have been researching my ancestors for several years, and some of my lines came from the states of Aguascalientes, Zacatecas and Jalisco.

Foods from Africa, Burt Wolf Travels

Yesterday while mostly listening to the TV on my local PBS, Burt Wolf had a segment on the food and people migrations from Africa and the impact they had on the Americas. I found it extremely interesting considering that some of the foods mentioned such as yams, peanuts, bananas and watermelon are still some of the main staples of both the Mexican and American diets.

Book Published - Libro Publicado

As I mentioned to a number of you, I have been working on a book dealing with the historical ethnography of the Tlaltenango Valley and Bolanos Canyon region of Jalisco and Zacatecas and within this context exposing my father's genealogy. The book is now available for purchase. On the website of the printer, there is a preview available. I will make a more extensive preview, including the name index available on this site over the weekend.

The book can be purchased in soft or hard cover at:

http://www.lulu.com/ramosfamily

Como le he mencionado a algunos de Vds., he estado trabajando en una obra que trate la etnografia historica de la region del Valle de Tlaltenango y la Barranca de Bolanos en Jalisco y Zacatecas, y dentro de este contexto, expongo la genealogia de mi padre. El libro ya esta disponible para comprar. En el sitio de la impresora, hay una muestra de anticipio del libro. Elaborare y hare disponible en este sitio una muestra mas extensiva durante el fin de semana.

El libro se puede comprar en pasta blanda o dura en:

http://www.lulu.com/ramosfamily