Los Texmaniacs - "La Chicharronera" [Live Performance Video]

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Los Texmaniacs - "La Chicharronera" [Live Performance Video]

Watch a performance of "La Chicharronera (The Pork Cracklings Maker)" by Los Texmaniacs from 'Cruzando Borders,' the band's latest album for Smithsonian Folkways. 'Cruzando Borders' available on CD and Digital. Stream/download/purchase: Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu/los-texmaniacs/cruzando-borders Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7dNcpP6OynHCi3hLH7fwY4?si=xYqPSX9_R8C9-XAPAIR6EA Bandcamp: https://lostexmaniacs.bandcamp.com/album/cruzando-borders This upbeat polka, written by conjunto accordion pioneer Narciso Martínez of San Benito, Texas, holds an important place in history as one of the earliest recordings of what is now known as Texas Mexican (or Tex-Mex) conjunto music. It was first recorded with the typical instrumentation at the time, accordion and bajo sexto, the latter played by the early style-setter Santiago Almeida. The chicharronera—a woman who makes and/or sells pork cracklings— was a common figure in 20th-century daily Mexican life on both sides of the border. 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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