A Taste of Tejano with Los Texmaniacs

Their 2018 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings release “Cruzando Borders,” showcases the band’s affinity for conjunto tejano fused with diverse elements from various genres like rock & roll and jazz, while remaining musically grounded in Conjunto Tejano.

Anyone familiar with polka music in Wisconsin and beyond may find the alluring “Tex-Mex” sound curiously familiar and yet refreshingly ‘different’.

To learn about the genre’s early and formative relationship with 1830s – 1840s migration of German immigrants to the state of Texas in the U.S. More information to consider here.