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Border Bash: Tex-Mex Dance Music, Vol. 2

Los Polkeros de Ben Tavera King
Border Bash: Tex-Mex Dance Music, Vol. 2
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Produced by Ben Tavera King. Recorded by Dubby Hankins.

"As boundaries go, the Rio Grande River which separates Texas and Mexico has never been much of a barrier between the two cultures. Daily, thousands of people cross the Rio Grande both legally and illegally. The result is a constant intermingling of cultures. Nowhere is this mixture of cultures as evident as in Tex-Mex music..."


Producido por Ben Tavera King. Grabado por Dubby Hankins.

"En tanto de límites se trata, el Río Grande [Río Bravo] que separa Texas y México nunca ha sido una barrera infranqueable entre las dos culturas. Miles de personas cruzan diariamente el río, de manera legal o ilegal. El resultado es una constante mezcla de culturas, y en ningún lugar es más evidente la combinación que en la música Tex-Mex..."


Track Listing

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Chicitios pero Picos (Cumbia) Los Polkeros de Ben Tavera King 2:04
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Margarita (Ranchera) Los Polkeros de Ben Tavera King 4:39
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El Relampago (Huapango) Los Polkeros de Ben Tavera King 1:34
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104
Arrancate (Redova) Los Polkeros de Ben Tavera King 2:00
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Mi Carrochita (Polka) Los Polkeros de Ben Tavera King 2:16
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Nada Enchilada (Polka) Los Polkeros de Ben Tavera King 3:11
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Paloma sin Nido (Ranchera) Los Polkeros de Ben Tavera King 3:00
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Cumbia Atlantico (Cumbia) Los Polkeros de Ben Tavera King 2:10
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La Cacahuata (Polka) Los Polkeros de Ben Tavera King 3:09
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204
Pantalon Blue Jeans (Ranchera) - Santiago Jimenez Los Polkeros de Ben Tavera King 2:35
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Fantasia de Zarzamora Street (Cumbia) - Ben Tavera King Los Polkeros de Ben Tavera King 2:52
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Zapatas Alegres (Polka) Los Polkeros de Ben Tavera King 2:50

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FW06528, FD 6528, FL 6528

Year(s) Released

1983

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

Latin; World

Country(s)

United States

Culture Group(s)

Mexican American

Instrument(s)

Accordion; Bajo sexto; Bass; Drum; Drum kit

Credit(s)

Dubby Hankins - Recorder
 Ben Tavera King - Producer
 Polkeros de Ben Tavera King - Artist
 Ronald Clyne - Designer
 Robert "Mac" McLeroy - Photographer (Cover)
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