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Los Texmaniacs - "El circo" [Behind The Scenes Documentary]

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Los Texmaniacs - "El circo" [Behind The Scenes Documentary]

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Los Texmaniacs, a conjunto tejano from San Antonio, Texas, performs "El circo (The Circus)" from their album 'Borders y Bailes.' In conversation, founder Max Baca, Jr. discusses the inspiration for the band. Other members describe their shared passion for performing this music. 'Borders y Bailes' available on CD and Digital. Stream/download/purchase: Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu/los-texmaniacs/borders-y-bailes/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/67vfZqoqGi37RXJPTSKnTY?si=jAaNIt9tRnO6svUG2cmYAg Bandcamp: https://lostexmaniacs.bandcamp.com/album/borders-y-bailes "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 instrumentalists—Grammy-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 drums—breathe 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: http://lostexmaniacs.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/texmaniacs74 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/texmaniacs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texmaniacs Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smithsonianfolkwaysrecordings Twitter: https://twitter.com/Folkways Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smithsonianfolkways The content and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian Institution copyright and privacy policy (www.si.edu/copyright). Smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time.

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4 min 47 sec

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music folk "Woody Guthrie" "Pete Seeger" Smithsonian Folkways old-time non-profit

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2012-06-21T15:01:00.000Z

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Conversations and talks
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