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corrido

n. A Mexican or Mexican-American ballad or folksong.

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Corrido

The corrido is a popular narrative song and poetry form, a ballad. The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for peasants, and other socially relevant topics. It is still a popular form today in Mexico and was widely popular during the Nicaraguan Revolutions of the 20th century. The corrido derives largely from the romance, and in its most known form consists of a salutation from the singer and prologue to the story, the story itself, and a moral and farewell from the singer.

Corrido (Spain)

A corrido is a traditional style of dance and music of Spain. In some areas of Castilla, this form was known as salteado. This dance was very popular in all Castilla and León in 19th and early 20th century.

This form has an irregular rhythm, typically Castillian. The corrido consists of two parts, the first being of oscillatory and lateral movement in fast pace, and the second is similar to the jota.

Corrido (disambiguation)

Corrido is a folk poetic narrative and music genre of Mexico.

Corrido may also refer to:

  • Corrido, Lombardy, geographical area of Italy
  • Corrido (Spain), folk dance and music of Spain
  • Corrido (song), song form of Capoeira

Usage examples of "corrido".

In the courtyard below an old man knelt among pots of red and white geraniums, singing softly a single verse from an old corrido as he tended the flowers.

The same shrill Corrido music that I listened to in the car pumps into the still air.

Rather, he was something of a poet, an inventor of on-the-spot ballads called corridos, and at one time he had been able to read and write in both English and Spanish.