Between Norteño and Tejano Conjunto: Music, Tradition, and Culture at the U.S.-Mexico Border (Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America)

Between Norteño and Tejano Conjunto analyzes the origin, evolution, and dissemination of the norteño and tejano conjunto. This group represents a marginalized local identity that was transformed primarily into an identity of the northeast. It then gave way to the whole of northern México and the American Southwest, and was later assimilated internationally as a mainstream genre. This book provides a long-term historic vision of conjunto and the various musical forms it uses, such as polka, corrido, or canción (song), and, more recently, bolero and cumbia, as well as its transformations and contributions to other musical cultures. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Culture, Popular Culture, and Popular Music Chapter 1: Border Territory: Nuevo León and Texas from Colonial Times to the Nineteenth Century Pre-Columbian Times and the First European Settlers Transformation and Adaptation to the Environment Between Mysticism and Weapons A Sensitive Issue: Native Americans From Provinces to Independent States The Short-Lived Republics of the North The Border: From Celluloid to the National Imaginary Economic and Industrial Development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Chapter 2: Precursors to Conjunto: Culture, Migration, and Border Identity Mexican Acoustic Traditions The Border: Regional Identity vs. National Identity Wars and Trade as a Pretext for Migrant Music Military and Rural Bands, the Típica Orchestras, and Other Groups The Montañeses del Álamo: Heralds of Norteño Conjunto We Sing in Spanish (and in English!): Language as a Generator of Identity Chapter 3: The First Epoch of Conjunto: Instruments, Musical Forms, and Media European Music in America Accordion and Bajo Sexto: Symbols and Cultural Unifiers Pioneers of Conjunto The Recording Industry or the Commodification of Traditions and Art Early Radio, the Phonograph’s Competitor The Spaces of Dissemination for Conjunto: From Cantinas to Ballrooms Chapter 4: Conjunto: From Subaltern Mexican Culture to American Cultural Treasure Innovations of the Post-War Period: Instruments, Crossover, and Bailes Women in Conjunto The Chicano Movement and Regional Musical Pride Representation of Norteño and Tejano in the Collective Imaginary Chapter 5: Transformation and Recent Trends in Conjunto Conjunto in Cinema Influence of the American Mainstream in Tejano Conjunto Cumbia! A Pan-American musical genre Onda grupera, or the power of musical marketing From Christian Musicians in the US to the Rise of the Narcocorrido in Mexico Conclusions Glossary of Musical Terms A Selection of Recorded Music A Selection of Norteño/Tejano Performers Interviews Newspapers Archives Bibliography Index About the Author Previous Publications "Between Norteño and Tejano Conjunto analyzes the origin, evolution, and dissemination of Norteño and Tejano Conjunto, as part of a regional-transnational identity in the US-Mexico border"-- Provided by publisher