Rough Guide: Tex-Mex

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Latin music has been burning for years on the Tex-Mex border. Tejano conjunto, as it's known, is all about the vibrant pleasures of the accordion (introduced by Bohemian immigrants in the 19th century), dramatic voices, and the 12-string bass guitar known as the bajo sexto. This well-curated and nicely annotated compilation draws from the great Tex-Mex music of the past half-century--from a spry Narciso Martinez polka recorded in 1946 to the contemporary drinking music of the young cross-cultural Austin band Los Pinkys. And while Mingo Saldivar's thrilling Spanish-language version of June Carter Cash's "Ring of Fire" makes the country-conjunto crossover explicit, each of these 19 tracks has a story to tell, and together they map out an exciting and extensive emotional territory. --Richard Gehr

Rough Guide: Tex-Mex,Various Artists,World Music Network,Conjunto,Corrido,Latin,Latin Folk,Mexican,Mexican Folk,Mexico,Norteño,Ranchera,Tejano,Tejano Collections,Tex-Mex,World Music

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Tracks:

1. Mentiste Cuando Dijiste [You Lied When You Said It] - Flaco Jimenez
2. Atotonilco - Tony de la Rosa
3. Flor de Dalia - Los Pinkys
4. Gato Negro (The Black Cat) - Santiago Jimenez, Jr.
5. Rueda de Fuego (Ring of Fire) - Mingo Saldivar Y Sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas
6. Cuanto Te Debo - Roberto Pulido
7. Ramona - Valerio Longoria, Sr.
8. Mis Pensamientos - Las Hermanas Mendoza
9. Muchachos Alegres - Narciso Martinez
10. Voy Perdiendo - Conjunto Bernal
11. Juarez - Flaco Jimenez
12. Paloma Sin Nido - Tony de la Rosa
13. Arriba San Anotnio
14. Parrandero - Los Pinkys
15. Quiereme, Quiereme - Eva Araiza Ybarra
16. (Hey Baby) Que Paso - Jimmy Sturr
17. Dios Quiera Que Nunca
18. Alma de Tejas - Santiago Jimenez, Jr.
19. Delgadina - Lydia Mendoza

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Latin music has been burning for years on the Tex-Mex border. Tejano conjunto, as it's known, is all about the vibrant pleasures of the accordion (introduced by Bohemian immigrants in the 19th century), dramatic voices, and the 12-string bass guitar known as the bajo sexto. This well-curated and nicely annotated compilation draws from the great Tex-Mex music of the past half-century--from a spry Narciso Martinez polka recorded in 1946 to the contemporary drinking music of the young cross-cultural Austin band Los Pinkys. And while Mingo Saldivar's thrilling Spanish-language version of June Carter Cash's "Ring of Fire" makes the country-conjunto crossover explicit, each of these 19 tracks has a story to tell, and together they map out an exciting and extensive emotional territory. --Richard Gehr

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