Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of the Mexicans over the French army at The Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Led by Mexican General Zaragosa, a militia of about 4,500 were able to stop and defeat a French army of 6,500 soldiers, which halted the invasion of the country.
I'm also including songs about Mexico and famous Mexicans.
[played in recent years] Bruce Molsky\ Hills of Mexico\ Contented Must Be\ Rounder Lydia Mendoza\ Cuando Se Pierde La Madre\ First Queen of Tejano Music\ Arhoolie Llegaron Los Camperos\ The Countrymen Arrived\ Concert Favorites\ Smithsonian/Folkways [from Jamie Hoover, 2007] Sam Samudio (Sam the Sham)—Palomita—OST The Border Merle Haggard--The Immigrant—I’m Always on a Mountain When I Fall—MCA Tish Hinojosa—Something in the Rain—Culture Swing—Rounder Robert Earl Keen—Mariano—West Textures—Sugar Hill Zapatista" written by CJ Berkman and read by Allan Wayne Damron Ry Cooder/Flaco Jimenez—Viva Sequin/Do Re Me—Show Time--Reprise Mary Welch Los Curanderos y Loco—Los Curanderos Sister Morales —Ay Jalisco—Para Gloria—Luna Doug Sahm—Chicano—Texas Tornado—Atlantic Freddy Fender—Rancho Grande—In Concert—Hacienda The Mollys—Odessa/la Filamena—Hat Trick—Apolkalips Bobby Earl Smith—Contrabandistas—Rear View Mirror—Muleshoe [also] Victory Chorus\ Santy Anno\ Victory Sings at Sea (also done by the Watersons) Guy Clark\ Cinco de Mayo in Memphis\ Workbench Songs\ Dualtone Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin\ Postcard From Mexico\ Lost John Dean\ Compass Linda Waterfall\ Cielito Lindo\ Place of Refuge\ Self Irene Farrera - El Pajarillo - CASCADIA/Oregon Arts Commission Tish Hinojosa - Pajarillo Barranqueno - FRONTEJAS/Rounder Rosie Flores I Push Right Over Juan Reynoso\ El Jilguerito\ On Fire and In Concert, Vol. 1\ Swing Cat Lila Downs\ La Llorona\ La Sandunga\ BMG Santiago Jimenez, Jr.\ Regalame Tres Besitos\ Canciones de Mi Padre\ Watermelon MEXICAN HOME / John Prine / John Prine Live / Oh Boy Records Stuart Whitford/ Vertical Land/The Mexican Sky/ Self. Pete Seeger - Mexican Blues Solace: A Mexican Serenade / David Laibman / Ragtime Guitar [Pancho Villa] Tom Russell / Tonight We Ride / Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs Townes Van Zandt / Pancho and Lefty Hoyt Axton / Viva Pancho Villa
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