Tex-Mex

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Tex-Mex (mixed word from " Texas " and " Mexico ", alternatively also called Tejano Music ) describes a style of music that emerged from traditional Mexican folk music under the influence of blues and rock 'n' roll . Tex-Mex music is represented in the American Southwest and Texas, where it belongs to the country music genre . One of the most famous representatives of the genre was Freddy Fender .

Emergence

Tex-Mex originated in Los Angeles in the 19th century , when the USA appropriated both Texas and California after the Mexican-American War and Spanish-speaking emigrants from the two states emigrated to the metropolis. In their new homeland, the Chicanos , as they call themselves, kept their traditional customs and continued to play their music in the marimba and mariachi orchestras: Bolero , Fandango , Son and Cumbia . Typical of this tradition are instruments such as the accordion and the bajo sextos, a 6-string bass , as well as the trumpets of the mariachis.

When music became more medialized in the 50s and 60s, an interplay between old Chicano traditions and the forms, sounds and ways of life found in their new homes developed. The creation of Tex-Mex is a synthesis of Mexican and American musical styles that first took shape in the Barrio , the district of Los Angeles where the Chicanos settle.

In 1958 Ritchie Valens delivered a world hit with La Bamba , which has been covered again and again since then.

Eminent Tex-Mex musicians

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