W00t!

Oh man! Myku! Now I gotta go and grab those records that you're talking about.

I have a question for the larger Effect Return community, You teeming Millions: Where can I find bomb-ass acustic Mexican music?

I'm familar with Juapangos and Huasteca music from Veracruz. But I was in Bajacalifornia Sur. And I know it sounds cheezy but, we were in this joint that had a roaming 4 piece playing for tips. Guitar, Bass, Harp (!), and Quinto (?) - and they were singing ballads, and cancion romanticas, and "Guantanamera" and "Besa Me Mucho" for the drunks who only know those songs. And dammit, if you put a mic on those guys you could sell thousands and thousands of records, but I don't know where to get those records up here.

All I can find is big Mariachi, Ranchera, and that schmaltzy stuff from Mexico City. Where's the Alan Lomax of Mexico? Wait....did Lomax go to Mexico? maybe I should start there.

Also! From the one more community-driven music site department:
music.metafilter.com
What's nice about this is - well, metafilter has been around the block for a while, but also they have this thing where the songs come up in a little flash player so it's really easy to get high quality samples. Not so sure if you can grab a full download for your Ogg player unless you jump through some hoops - but it's an easy way to get rolling and sharing. But, i haven't tried it out - so it might be like pulling Semi trucks with fresh dental work.