Anselma

"Anselma"
Song by Los Lobos
from the album ...And a Time to Dance
Released1956; 1983
GenreRoots rock, Tex-Mex
LabelSlash
SongwritersCésar Suedan Manzur, Guadalupe Trigo
ProducersT-Bone Burnett, Steve Berlin

"Anselma" is a 1956 song written by César Suedan and Guadalupe Trigo. It is a traditional Mexican two step with accordion accompaniment. In 1983 it won a surprise Grammy for "Best Mexican-American Performance" for Los Lobos.

Background

In 1956 the song was released as La anselma by Luis Pérez Meza con Los cadernales de Jalisco. In 1983 it was produced by T-Bone Burnett and Steve Berlin, and performed by American band Los Lobos for their EP ...And a Time to Dance. The song earned the first Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance at the 26th Grammy Awards.

References

  1. ↑ "La anselma by Luis Pérez Meza con Los cadernales de Jalisco". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "...And a Time to Dance – Los Lobos". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Loza, Steven (1993). "Musical Life: Los Angeles, 1945-90". Barrio Rhythm: Mexican American Music in Los Angeles. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: 115. ISBN 9780252062889. Retrieved 25 January 2011.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)