CLS 1200 - Chicanx/Latinx Music Research Guide - Professor Mercado

Primary sources are original documents or artifacts such as:

• letters
• diaries
• photographs
• interviews
• sound and video recordings
• oral histories
• newspaper articles
• podcasts

Primary sources provide first-hand information about an event or topic. Historians rely on primary sources to interpret and analyze the past.

Below are a few databases to locate Primary Sources and News Articles for music research: 

OneSearch

Latino Music Collections Sampler

Hispanic Life in America

Latinx Thought and Culture: The NPR Archive 1979-1990

Los Angeles Times (1985-current)

New York Times Digital 

Rolas de Aztlán: Songs of the Chicano Movement

Strachwitz Frontera Collection of Mexican and Mexican-American Recordings

WHO

• Provide 2-3 examples of the genre's most famous or widely recognized song/singer/songwriter, musician/band
• Make sure to include images and samples of your music genre (parts of the song).  You can get as creative as you wish as long as the information is clear and focused.

Use Primary Sources and Newspaper Databases.

Click on THIS LINK to access the activity website.

Create a box and upload your peer-reviewed article. 

Include the following: 

• APA citation
• Article link
• What is this primary source? 
• Evaluation: Why did you select this primary source or news article? How might this source help you understand the key term?