Smithsonian Folkways Saturday Night San Antonio- Tex-Mex Dance Music

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution the national museum of the United States. They are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation preservation and dissemination of sound. Folkways Records believe that musical and cultural diversity contributes to the vitality and quality of life throughout the world. Through the dissemination of audio recordings and educational materials Folkways Records seek to strengthen people s engagement with their own cultural heritage and to enhance their awareness and appreciation of the cultural heritage of others. Our mission is the legacy of Moses Asch who founded Folkways Records in 1948 to document "people s music " spoken word instruction and sounds from around the world. The Smithsonian acquired Folkways from the Asch estate in 1987 and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has continued the Folkways commitment to cultural diversity education increased understanding and lively engagement with the world of sound. While Tex Mex music is commonly thought of as the folk music that s popular along the Texas Mexico border ironically it knows no borders when it comes to musical influences. Several selections on this album reach back to Germany and Poland for their roots while a rhythm like cumbia goes back to Africa by way of Colombia. Still another tune like the huapango will have its background firmly planted in Mexico...

"Aunque la música Tex Mex es comúnmente entendida como la música folclórica mas popular a lo largo de la frontera Texas Mexico a la hora de determinar las influencias musicales que le dieron vida esta irónicamente no conoce frontera alguna. Algunas de las selecciones que conforman este album pueden trazar sus origenes hasta Alemania y Polonia mientras que ritmos como la cumbia se remontan hasta Africa via Colombia. Sin embargo otras tonadas como el huapango esta profundamente enraizado en suelo mexicano..."


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