The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

South of the Border, A collection of Latin American Melodies


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Vintage
Catalogue NumberPAN 017A / PAN 017B / PAN 018A / PAN 018B / PAN 021A / PAN 021B
Matrix Number St. 33
Record Label Pan-American
Record Format78 RPM - 10"
Shelf Number456
Number of Tracks6
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes Rumba Bolero

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - Toda Una Vida
Composer(s) : Osvaldo Farres
2 - Tumbando Cana
Composer(s) : Blanko ; Castro ; Ramirez
3 - Porque
Composer(s) : Osvaldo ; Freseda
4 - Acercate Mas
Composer(s) : Osvaldo Farres
5 - El Muerto se Fue de Rumba
Composer(s) : N/A
6 - Diez Minutos Mas
Composer(s) : Zorilla ; Ruiz