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Mexican Americans -- Music Accordion Dreams 
 Devoted to conjunto , a "distinct American musical genre that has had a major impact on the Mexican American community of the United States." Contains a history of conjunto (Tejanos, German Texans, and the bajo sexto ); a timeline and history of the accordion and the importance of the button; information on diatonic, chromatic, and piano accordions; and photos of major performers. Online companion to the Hector Galán film of the same title. From PBS Online . http://www.pbs.org/accordiondreams/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musical Instruments, United States History Last updated Apr 2, 2002 Musica de la Frontera: Archive of Mexican-American Music
A collection of sound clips and images of labels of commercially produced musical recordings which are "primarily in Spanish, recorded during the first half of the twentieth century, predominantly in the United States and Mexico." Searchable, or browsable by title or subject (such as adultery, deportation, and drinking). Note: complete songs available only to the UCLA community. In English and Spanish. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/frontera/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Sep 13, 2006 The Roots of Tejano and Conjunto Music
"Music excerpts, liner notes, and photos" about the music of Mexican-Americans. Includes information on Tejanos; Norteños; musical styles of conjunto , orquesta tejana , Tex-Mex, and La Onda Chicana (The Chicano Wave); musicians Beto Villa, Isidro Lopez, Narciso Martínez, and Lydia Mendoza; early commercial recordings; record producers Armando Marroquín and Hymie Wolf; and accordions. Originally appeared on recordings from El Cerrito, California-based Arhoolie Records. From Craig Schroer, a librarian at the University of Texas at Austin. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/benson/border/arhoolie2/raices.html Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Jun 4, 2002 |
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