corrido
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- noun
- /kəˈriːdoʊ/
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corrido
- The corrido tells the story of a brave folk hero who fought for justice.
- Mexican corrido
He he knows corridos and and Banda to an extent, right?
- He he knows corridos and and Banda to an extent, right?
- It was called a narco corrido or drug ballad about this guy.
- He's mixing regional Mexican music, you know, like Banda or corrido with rap.
- They there's this Corrido singer, there's a singer that he sung a song with a about somebody and he didn't ask permission.
Examples
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A more defining characteristic of Hispano music is that most songs are corridos (musical folk tales).
Academic text (2002) -
Fuasto Avendano's El Corrido de Aztlan (1979) is an epic three-act dramatic exploration of the evolution of a distinct Chicano culture that is neither Mexican nor American.
Academic text (1990) -
'What about a corrido for my beautiful man?
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I will sing a corrido
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They should make a corrido about that guy, call it "La Gran Panocha."
Blog text (32) -
Today, some of the most popular Hispano corridos are tales about life in rural New Mexican villages.
Academic text (2002) -
Urban-dwelling Hispanos continue to yearn for traditional corridos that are rooted in the rural areas.
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Not only do especially expert charros become heroes, so do especially fine horses, and both or either may become the subject of folk stories or corridos, topical ballads.
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Many Hispano corridos can be traced to medieval Andalusian verses and ballads brought over by colonial Spaniards (Herrera-Sobek 1993).
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Many corridos capture the experiences of everyday life in Mexico.
Synonyms
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A Spanish song usually a popular or romantic tune
Surface Forms
Etymology
Corrido comes from the Spanish verb correr, which means 'to run'. Think of a corrido as a song that 'runs' through a story of events or heroes, which is why it is the Mexican ballad that tells a story about history or people.