Tex-Mex: Music of the Texas Mexican Borderlands / Shanachie DVD-1206

Description

Shanachie DVD 1206 / Color, 60 min / Tex-Mex looks at the border region along the Rio Grande that separates Texas and Mexico and how, against the combustible background of violence, illegal immigrants, drug running and shady business dealings, the musical traditions of Texas and Mexico mingle to produce and exuberant music with a Mexican sound and a rock-and-roll heart. Features performances with some of the biggest stars in border music including Lydia Mendoza, one of the last great corrido singers whose career stretches back to the 1930s, and Flaco Jimenez, the old style button accordion player who injected a Tex-Mex flavor into the music of Ry Cooder, Paul Simon and other pop stars.