Smithsonian Folkways recording artists Los Texmaniacs play Marina from their new album

Los Texmaniacs have fun with their conjunto tejano music on audio engineer Joe Treviño's back porch in San Antonio, Texas. Max Baca (right), on the bajo sexto guitar, says conjunto began with its early pioneers "listening to the German oompa music on the radio in the late 1920s. They would imitate, but in doing so they created their own sound." To appeal to the younger generation, the Texmaniacs "put it up in high gear while preserving the natural beauty of the traditional music."

Los Texmaniacs newest album is Borders y Bailes featuring Marina. Click here to hear samples and purchase from Smithsonian Folkways

http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=3226

Click here for more information about Las Américas: Un Mundo Músical, the 2009 Smithsonian Folklife Festival program featuring Los Texmaniacs.

http://www.festival.si.edu/2009/las_americas/index.aspx

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• Las Americas
• Accordian
• Guitar
• Folkways Artists
• San Antonio
• Conjunto tejano

[SmithsonianFolkways]

Congratulations to Los Texmaniacs for their 2009 Grammy Nomination for best Tejano Album!!!

[alerocks10]

Great show at San Pedro Country Festival 2011. Come back soon, Argentina Wants More Tex Maniacs!!!

[mariesalas]

That's my cousin Lorenzo Martinez on guitarrón!! =)

[nick0405]

Sweet! Texmaniacs are playing at our wedding this December.

[iamnewmexico]

Max Baca is the Shit......

makes that BajoSexto sound wicked

[LoanCougar]

Can't get enough of your music, Max! :)__Chumbe

[msantos68]

Felicidades de un Dominicano

[Roydavila]

Such great talent. So very true to Our Culture.....Orale !!!

[jokj69]

Lorenzo...Orale Primo !!! Congrats..On your" Grammy"

[alexfilm86]

Muncho Congrats to Los Texmaniacs, these guys have each come a long way and they deserved the Grammy!

Cant wait for the next Album!!!!! Keep it up!