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Their uncles Al Hurricane dubbed Godfather of New Mexico music and Baby Gaby, as well as Al's son Al Hurricane Jr. Many of their songs have hit the top 10 on Billboards Latin charts. The band has also been nominated for Billboard awards and the Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Group or Duo of the Year at the 7th Lo Nuestro Awards. [1]
The New Mexico music genre (Spanish: música nuevo mexicana) [1] is a genre of music that originated in the US state of New Mexico.It derives from Pueblo music in the 13th century, [2] and with the folk music of Hispanos during the 16th to 19th centuries in Santa Fe de Nuevo México.
New Mexico is a state of the Southwest United States.The state has music traditions dating back to the ancient Anasazi and Pueblo people, Navajo, Apache, and the Spanish Santa Fe de Nuevo México; these old traditions are found in both their original folk forms and as a modern folk genre known as New Mexico music.
The band formed from jam sessions in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico in the basement of a rented house at 410 8th Street in 1995. Red Earth quickly became a local favorite band and started playing around various cities, towns, pueblos, and across the Southwest, notably on numerous Indian Reservations and music festivals.
Alberto Nelson Sanchez (July 10, 1936 – October 22, 2017), known professionally as Al Hurricane, was an American singer-songwriter, dubbed "The Godfather" of New Mexico music. [2] [3] [4] He released more than thirty albums, and is best known for his contributions to New Mexico's unique style of Spanish music. [5] [6]
He is known as "El Godson" of New Mexico music, a nickname which was inherited from his father Al Hurricane, who is considered "The Godfather" of New Mexico music. [5] [6] He has long been his father's protégé, he has created numerous solo albums, and has contributed songs such as "Flor De Las Flores" to New Mexico's unique style of Spanish ...
Enraged, Al swears that he'll leave his mother's place, and by chance, wins a radio contest on the very next day, with the grand prize being a first-class one-way ticket to Albuquerque, New Mexico. After an unpleasant experience on the flight, Al's plane crashes into a hillside, leaving him the only survivor as he was the only passenger who ...
Así Es Nuevo México (English: "Such Is New Mexico") is the official Spanish language state song of the U.S. state of New Mexico, composed in a New Mexico music style. The words and music were created by contemporary composer Amadeo Lucero.