Los Tigres del Norte’s Spanish-language norteño version of Johnny Cash’s classic Folsom Prison Blues is here.
Ahead of the release of the Netflix Original Documentary Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison and the album of the same name, the group releases their rendition of Cash’s history-making performance. Per Billboard, The music video was filmed in 2018, exactly 50 years after Cash’s landmark concert.
“We have come to Folsom prison to be with those who lost their way, and those who have been forgotten,” say Los Tigres in the documentary. “We’ve come here to bring our music into their lives, 50 years after the most famous prison concert in history when the legendary Johnny Cash played Folsom. We have always felt a deep bond with Johnny Cash and his music… [which] like ours, is about those who struggle, the marginalized, and the voiceless.”
This is the first-ever time Cash’s hit was sung in Spanish — a collaboration between Los Tigres Cash’s son John Carter Cash and daughter in law, Ana Cristina Cash.
“For Ana Cristina, a multi-lingual songwriter who learned Spanish as her first language, collaborating with this legendary band on the translation of Folsom Prison Blues was a particular honor. We’re both thrilled that the translation will reach new listeners and merge the two worlds of country and Latin music while preserving the integrity and message of the original song. For us, and for Johnny Cash, music has no boundaries.”
Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison will be available on Netflix September 15.
