Borders y Bailes
Los Texmaniacs
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"Hip music that everybody in the world can relate to, with the traditional conjunto elements," says Texmaniacs leader Max Baca of their Texas Mexican sound. Four masterful instrumentalistsGrammy-anointed bajo sexto player Max Baca, accordionist and Tropa F alumnus David Farías, conjunto tejano veteran bassist Óscar García, and multi-instrumentalist Lorenzo Martínez on drumsbreathe new life into the century-old music of the Texas Rio Grande Valley. Their mentor and friend, Tejano accordion great Flaco Jiménez, makes a special appearance.
"Música hip con la que todo el mundo puede identificarse, y con elementos del conjunto tradicional," así dice Max Baca, líder de los Texmaniacs refiriéndose a su sonido México-Tejano. Cuatro maestros - en el bajo sexto y nominado al Grammy, Max Baca, en el acordeón, alumno de la Tropa F, David Farias, en el bajo, el veterano del conjunto tejano, óscar García, y en la batería el multifacético Lorenzo Martínez - inyectan nueva vida a esta música del Rio Grande con 100 años de historia. Su mentor y amigo, el gran acordeonista Flaco Jiménez, hace una aparición especial.
Los Texmaniacs are two-time Smithsonian Folklife Festival participants, performing on the National Mall in Washington D.C., in 2008 as part of the Texas program and again in 2009 as part of Las Américas: Un Mundo Musical.
Borders y Bailes is part of the Smithsonian Folkways Tradiciones/Traditions series of Latino music albums, produced with support by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
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Year of Recording
2009
Record Label
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits
Produced by Max Baca ; Produced by Daniel E. Sheehy ; Recorded by Pete Reiniger ; Recorded by Joe Treviño ; Mixed by Pete Reiniger ; Mastered by Charlie Pilzer ; Liner Notes by Daniel E. Sheehy ; Design by Cooley Design Lab ; Translated by Carolina Santamaría Delgado ; Photography by Daniel E. Sheehy