Tejano
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- noun
- /teɪˈhɑːnoʊ/
- US
- After hours of playing the accordion, he mastered the rhythms of Tejano music that filled the room.
- Tejano music
- Tejano conjunto
- Tejano music industry
Examples
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Originally known as conjunto music, 24 Tejano is the music of Mexican Texas and of the United States-Mexico border.
Academic text (1995) -
In the late 1980s, however, partly impelled by the success of films like La Bamba, Tejano began to migrate northward and southward.
Academic text (1995) -
You broke the Tejano music scene wide open.
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Yeah, he played jazz, country, rock, Tejano, all kinds of crazy stuff.
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The female artists were an extremely important force in the emerging Tejano music industry.
Academic text (1999) -
After the war, however, and for the next two decades, local companies emerged and began to record Tejano music.
Academic text (1999) -
Tejano is gaining popularity in Mexico, as well, not surprisingly in the border region.
Academic text (1995) -
The musical style and grouping of Carmen y Laura began a new trend in Tejano music.
Academic text (1999) -
One of my favorite Tejano music artists to review here on DosCentavos has been Joe Posada.
Blog text (19) -
During these years, there were significant developments in Tejano music in general and in both conjunto and orquesta music in particular.
Academic text (1999)
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tejano music takes its name from the people called Tejanos, from Spanish Tejas meaning 'Texas', so it is the music 'of Texas' made by Mexican-American communities. It mixes Mexican folk, European polkas, and American styles, which is why you often hear an accordion and lively dance rhythms.