Tejano music
Music genre fusing Mexican and European influences / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tejano music (Spanish: música tejana), also known as Tex-Mex music, is a popular music style fusing Mexican and US influences.[1] Typically, Tejano combines Mexican Spanish vocal styles with dance rhythms from Czech, Austrian and German genres – particularly polka or waltz.[2][3] Tejano music is traditionally played by small groups featuring accordion and guitar or bajo sexto. Its evolution began in northern Mexico (a variation of regional Mexican music known as norteño).[4][5]
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Cultural origins | 20th century, Texas and Mexico |
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It reached a much larger audience in the late 20th century thanks to the explosive popularity of the singer Selena ("The Queen of Tejano"), Mazz,[6] and other performers like La Mafia, Ram Herrera, La Sombra, Elida Reyna, Elsa García, Laura Canales, Oscar Estrada, Jay Perez, Emilio Navaira, Esteban "Steve" Jordan, Shelly Lares, David Lee Garza, Jennifer Peña and La Fiebre.[7]