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» The New World Baroque Orchestra   - Musica, maestro! The NWBO offers a program of historical music, song and dance of the colonial missions, presidios and outposts of Spanish-California and the frontier regions of New Spain. The music performed is carefully transcribed and edited from rare manuscripts and is performed on authentic replicas of original 18th century instruments.




» Calicanto Associates - This professional educuational organization performs, presents and teaches the songs of California, including early Native American, Mission and Mexican era music. There are sample music, and the album "They Came Singing" is the most appropriate for the period.




» Californio Music Page - Music was essential to the life of Old Californio society. This site contains RealAudio, MIDI and lyrics for Early Californio songs, including MP3 selections from the Lumis collection.




» Los californios - This site is for a group based in southern Alta California, which researches and recreates music of early California using original transcriptions from primary sources. A project of San Diego Friends of Old Time Music, a non-profit educational corporation.




» Los Californios, The Alta California Orchestra - Playing traditional dance music and songs of the early California mission and gold rush era. They are based in northern Alta California and they recreate the Fandango, dance music of early California, and also an event to be celebrated. Musicians are costumed and play authentic antique instruments.




» Music of the Argentine Infantry and Period of Spanish Colonial Rule - The website for this CD includes historical notes for the music samples provided, as well as links to history related to the Argentine military. The historical music mentioned includes generic infantry drum/bugle calls dating back to the Spanish Colonial era.




» Los Californios Perform at Roots Festival - La Prensa San Diego reviews the San Diego based music group Los Californios, who performed at the San Diego Roots Festival. (May 2, 2003)

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