Victor matrix CU-218. Madre de la caridad / Conjunto Afro-Cubano ; Mercedes Valdés

TitleSource
Madre de la caridad (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Illa Ocuun (Title descriptor)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Mercedes Valdés (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Mercedes Valdés (vocalist)
Conjunto Afro-Cubano (Musical group)
Additional Information
  • Description: Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: Spanish
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
This master derives from an instantaneous disc believed to have been recorded in Cuba. Victor ledgers available to the ADP list only this re-recording of the master. It was made in Victor's Studio 6 in New York, New York on 4/5/1949.
It is not known whether dub take 1R or 1AR is the issued take.
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
before 4/5/1949 Cuba [city unknown] Unknown Master
before 4/5/1949 Cuba [city unknown] [Unknown]1R Master Victor 23-1222 10-in. Issued from dub D9XB-0209, made 4/5/1949.
before 4/5/1949 Cuba [city unknown] [Unknown]1AR Unknown Dub D9XB-0209 made 4/5/1949.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CU-218. Madre de la caridad / Conjunto Afro-Cubano ; Mercedes Valdés," accessed January 9, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300012758/CU-218-Madre_de_la_caridad.

Victor matrix CU-218. Madre de la caridad / Conjunto Afro-Cubano ; Mercedes Valdés. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 9, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300012758/CU-218-Madre_de_la_caridad.

"Victor matrix CU-218. Madre de la caridad / Conjunto Afro-Cubano ; Mercedes Valdés." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 9 January 2026.

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