In this episode: Is La Bamba a kind of car? La Bamba's origins according to the internet. A deadly drunken knife fight. The long, strange trip of an Italian friar in Mexico. El Chuchumbé. The Holy Inquisition.

Credits:

Musicians/bands: Los Cojolites and Natalia Lafourcade - Sembrando Flores: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emTLbk7jd8E

Mono Blanco - El Chuchumbe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkD06spFxFM

Scoring: Eduardo "Lalo" Merodio - jarana Ted Siefer - guitar and production

Research assistance: Sofía Hernández Jessica Gottfried

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Thanks for listening!

Episode 1: A quixotic quest is introduced; An account of the 1683 pirate attack on Veracruz; A brief account of the life of the pirate Lorencillo; The enigmatic music of son jarocho; La Bamba's connection to the attack by the pirate Lorencillo; The narrative poem of Paco Pildora; And other events worthy of happy (and not so happy) remembrance.

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Thanks for listening!

Credits:

Narration/voiceover: Patricia Bermúdez Joaquín Villaseñor

Musicians/bands: Pajaros Del Alba — extended performance of La Bamba (recorded live) https://open.spotify.com/artist/1DKy8jl4cJdRLywA3eqQqS?si=rbatIahkToej-TbK6LmgWg

Son de Madera — Cascabel https://open.spotify.com/track/1rIh1XJEXYu75HgDrvjbCT?si=224285a23a774487

Chava "Peña" Cadeza https://www.facebook.com/Negritosdemataclara/

Conjunto Medellin de Lino Chavez — La Bamba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wMhLOxRxs4

Research assistance: Sofía Hernández Jessica Gottfried

Introducing The La Bamba Pod, a musical exploration of the origins and winding travels of one of the world's most iconic and influential songs.