From the dance halls to the main stage, from small town Texas to
the big cities, and from treasured local cultural traditions to the
national display of Mexican Texas' finest talent, música tejana is
rapidly becoming known as a rich and vibrant form of American music. In Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century, Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr., chronicles the many dimensions of this important musical form.
Rooted
in Mexican culture and shaped by influences from the United States and
the rest of the world, the diversity and complexity of this music give
an expression to the people and the borderlands culture from which the
music grew. San Miguel provides an engaging history of the evolution of
música tejana—its ups and downs and its importance to Mexican Texas
culture in the context of Anglo-Mexican relations. He also discusses the
more recent development of the Tejano recording industry and the role
women have begun to play in an industry long dominated by men.
The
twentieth century has seen Texas Mexican music balance between the
traditional and the modern, remaining rooted in Mexico while taking
nourishment from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States.
This music has helped shape the daily experiences of Mexican Texans.
Today, the music's biggest stars are seen as affirming representations
of Tejano ethnic pride.
Readers interested not only in music, but
also in ethnic studies and popular culture, will appreciate the broad
spectrum covered in Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music of the Twentieth Century.
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