Los Tigres del Norte

Triunfo Solido

by John Storm Roberts review

Los Tigres, Mexico-born but based in San Jose, are the hottest of all accordion conjuntos. Mi Buena Suerte is typical of their gutsy style, with a crisp accordion, a kicking rhythm with more bass and less bajo sexto than most groups, and a hokey sax on some numbers. Two good corridos are here -- one on "Cesar Chavez" -- but unusually, no song about la migra.

	Track Name/Composer	Time
1.	Ni Parientes Somos Enrique Franco	2:34
2.	Cesar Chavez Enrique Franco	3:01
3.	El Contagio Enrique Franco	2:46
4.	Diamante Negro Paulino Vargas	3:10
5.	Mi Lamento Enrique Franco	3:45
6.	Corazon de Oro	3:04
7.	Mi Buena Suerte Enrique Franco	3:04
8.	Gracias Nada Mas Enrique Franco	3:04
9.	Apenas Te Fuiste Ayer Enrique Franco	2:33
10.	Tan Solo un Amigo José Hector Valdéz Tamayo	2:59
11.	El Avion de la Muerte Public Domain	3:46
12.	Gaviota José Hector Valdéz Tamayo	3:17