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María Cervantes Digitized Music

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Digitized Music

These small samples of digitized music taken from the 78 rpm recordings in our collection and performed by this artist were chosen for their importance on the subjects career.

Biographical Notes

Highlights on this performer's life and career, includes thumbnail photos.

Discographies

Discographies consist of a list of all recordings made by this performer, not necessarily included in our collection

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Inconsciencia
Title: Inconsciencia
Listen:  30 sec.
Composer: Alberto Villalón
Matrix:  97169
Label & Number:  Columbia 3584-X-A
Place & Date: New York, [1929]
Genre:  bolero

Un lindo bolero de Alberto Villalón que Maria canta acompañandose al piano con su estilo único.

(A beautiful bolero by Alberto Villalón that Maria sings accompanying herself on the piano in her unique style.)

Capitolio
Title: Capitolio
Listen:  30 sec.
Composer:  Jorge Anckermann
Matrix:  97179
Label & Number:  Columbia 3584-X-B
Place & Date: New York, [1929]
Genre:  punto cubano

Un punto cubano humoristico de Jorge Anckermann que Maria toca y canta en su estilo muy personal.

(A humorous "punto cubano" written by Jorge Anckermann that María plays and sings in her very own personal style.)

Ignacio-Josefina
Title: Ignacio-Josefina
Listen:  30 sec.
Composer: María Cervantes
Matrix: 97185
Label & Number:  Columbia 3582-X-A
Place & Date:  New York, 1929
Genre:  danza

Maríia era además compositora, y buena. Estas dos danzas Instrumentales están dedicadas a sus padres.

(María was also a very good composer. These two Instrumental dances are dedicated to her parents.)
Los frijoles
Title:  Juntos
Listen:  30 sec.
Composer: Ramito [Ramón Ramos]
Matrix: 97219
Label & Number:  Columbia 3582-X-B
Place & Date: New York, [1929]
Genre:  guaracha

Esta guaracha de Ramito, compositor e intérprete de principios del siglo XX, fué muy popular en Cuba, sobre todo en la magnífica interpretación que de ella hacía María Cervantes.

(This guaracha by Ramito, an early 20th century composer and performer, was very popular in Cuba, especially in this magnificent interpretation by María Cervantes.)