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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Tejano"”.
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Cumbia Tejana: Synthesis Towards Unification in the Tejano Continuum
Cumbia Tejana emerges as the Texas-Mexican (Tejano) adoption of the Mexican (Cumbia Nortena) and Afro-Colombian Cumbia into the repertoire of the ensembles, music-cultures, and dance traditions of South Texas. Musically, Cumbia Tejana is not one interpretation of the Cumbia, but many. The Cumbia's …
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Gritos de la Frontera: Giving Voice to Tejano Contributions in the Formation of the Republic of Texas, 1700-1850
… the distinctiveness and the contributions of Tejano culture in Texas. It focuses on the traditions of governance employed by Tejanos as well as their contributions to industry, economy and defense that Texas benefited from and still enjoys today given by Spain and México to Tejanos in …
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Net neutrality repeal : another rock on the road of a suffering music genre
… their music and promote their careers. In Texas, Tejano music is a genre that is especially vulnerable to the Net Neutrality repeal since it lacks sufficient radio support, publicists, media coverage and other basic elements needed to succeed in the music industry. The Internet has been the main …
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Música Tejana and the Transition from Traditional to Modern: Manuel “Cowboy” Donley and the Austin Music Scene
… and traditional acoustic. Band leaders in the Tejano music scene before 1960, such as Beto Villa, Eugenio Gutierrez, Chris Sandoval, Isidro Lopez, Manuel Donley, and Eloy Perez, witnessed the arrival of the modern sound powered by electric guitar and electric bass and the decline of the …
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Reclaiming Tribal Identity in the Land of the Spirit Waters: The Tāp Pīlam Coahuiltecan Nation
… in the academic literature, I argue that a Tejano ethnogenesis more readily explains “what happened” to the San Antonio Mission Indians. The dissertation how Mission Indians and their descendants would continue to live on mission grounds and in the neighborhoods that would form immediately …
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The Public Pochx: Rhetorics of American-Born Latinxs
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El Ritmo del Westside: Exploring the Musical Landscape of San Antonio’s Historic Westside
<p>The westside of San Antonio, Texas fostered a uniquely diverse musical landscape throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s, demonstrating the results of cross-cultural exchanges reflected in music. From Conjunto and Ranchera music, to R&B and Jazz, a wide range of music genres was celebrated in the …
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Still Dreaming of You: Selena's Discourse with and Continuing Impact on American Musical Culture
<p>Selena Quintanilla Perez continues to circulate in popular culture, including MAC cosmetic lines, a Netflix series, and podcasts. As a result, her cultural influence continues to be passed on and shared with future generations. This thesis focuses on three aspects of Selena and Selena y Los …