Tag: frontera collection
Lalo Guerrero Interview 1989
Lalo Guerrero was without a doubt the most prolific musician-composer that Mexican America has ever produced. In his long and illustrious career, which spanned from the 1930s to the 2000s, Guerrero visited almost every musical genre circulating in the Hispanic Southwest.
Read MoreTejano Musician Andres Berlanga
“I started playing guitar, I didn’t know nothing about guitar, I was hard labor man working on construction and all that then I come to think, this man can do it I guess I can do it too and I tried it and I tried it and I got on it.”
Read MoreLos Alegres de Terán Photo Gallery
Los Alegres de Terán Photo Gallery Los Alegres de Terán were one of the earliest Mexican Norteño bands started by Eugenio Abrego and Tomás Ortiz in...
Read MoreRepertorio Musical Mexicano – Mauricio Calderón
Repertorio Musical Mexicano (also known as La Casa de Musica, and La Casa de Musica de Mauricio Calderón) located at 408 North Main St., Los Angeles,...
Read MoreAudio Interviews
share: [feather_share] Luis Acosta Interviewed by Chris Strachwitz Date: May 19, 1974 Language: English Instrument maker, A&R man in San Antonio in the 1930s. Moses...
Read MoreLydia Mendoza Photo Gallery
Lydia Mendoza Image Gallery Lydia Mendoza was the first Queen of Tejano Music, with a recording career that began in 1928 and lasted more than 60...
Read MoreFrontera Collection Catalog
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Read MoreLuis Acosta Interview – Tejano Music
Born on May 4th, 1906, Luis Acosta was one of three brothers who made the best bajo sextos in the world. Acosta bajo sextos were the preferred accompaniment to pioneering accordionists Don Santiago and Narciso Martinez and played by La Alondra De La Frontera herself Lydia Mendoza. Here is a rare interview of Luis Acosta conducted by Chris Strachwitz.
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