At the Western Folklife Center's corrido contest in Nampa, Idaho -- the Gran Concurso de Corridos -- Jose F. Garcia won first place for an original composition, "Corrido de los Latinos Unidos," featured in this episode of Ranch Rhymes.
Length: 5:34 ~ Listen or Podcast from iTunes.
Read the lyrics ~ in Spanish or English.
The corrido contest is part of the Folklife Center's effort to document Mexican and Mexican American ranching and song traditions in the West. A second contest will be held in Woodburn, Oregon, on August 25th.
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