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ConjuntoConjunto
Music of the Southwester BorderMusic of the Southwester Border
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Musical CharacteristicsMusical Characteristics
• Conjunto music is dance music.
• The dances include two-steps, polkas, waltzes and cumbias
• It is sung in Spanish
• The themes are often about love.
• Includes rancheros, and corridos
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InstrumentationInstrumentation
• The bass or low notes are played with a bass guitar or tuba
• The accordion plays the melody
• Drums keep the beat so that people can dance to the music
• They use guitars and sometimes the bajo sexto, a traditional Mexican stringed instrument
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History, Culture and OriginHistory, Culture and Origin
• Conjunto music, sometimes called Tex-Mex originated in the border towns of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
• It was first performed in cantinas and at parties
• Early conjunto music was instruments music with not singing.
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PioneersPioneersLydia Mendoza,
the first lady of Tejano:
Sang traditional Spanish
And Mexican folk songs Valerio Longoria, first conjunto accordion player to add drums and sing.
First to play the cumbia and other Latin styles to conjunto music
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Current PerformersCurrent Performers
• Texas Tornados • Los Tigres del Norte
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ReferencesReferences
Wikipedia, Los Tigres del Norte, retrieved at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Los_Tigres_del_Norte
The Roots of Tejano Music, retrieved at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/benson/border/arhoolie2/raices.html