Norteño and Tejano Accordion Pioneers 1929-1939

The accordion has been an integral part of traditional Mexican folk music since its invention in the mid-19th century. In the early 20th century, the accordion was adopted by Tejano and Norteño folk musicians, raising the stature of the musical instrument in Mexican popular music. The accordion most closely associated with this music was the diatonic button accordion, usually the one- or two-row button style. This collection features recordings of early accordion pioneers including Narciso Martinez, Bruno Villareal and Jesús Casiano.

Track Listing

101	La Chicharonera (polka) Narciso Martínez	02:38
102	Adelita (canción) Roberto Rodríguez y Clemente Mendoza	03:20
103	A Palerno (vals) R. De Leon and L. Villalobos	02:46
104	Los Amores De Chepa (polka) Estanislado Salazar and Hermanos Mier	03:06
105	Cielito Lindo (canción-vals) Roberto Rodríguez y Clemente Mendoza	03:08
106	La Liebre Ligeria Estanislado Salazar and Hermanos Mier	03:04
107	La Cucaracha (canción-vals) Paz Flores and Francisco Montalvo	03:08
108	La Bella Italia (polka) Bruno Villareal	02:50
109	Brincando Cercas (mazurka) Bruno Villareal	02:52
110	Adiós María (polka) Bruno Villareal	02:32
111	Ingrata Nena (one-step) Bruno Villareal	02:31
112	El Caporal (vals) Jesús Casiano	02:46
113	La Bien Polviada (polka) Jesús Casiano	02:40
114	Contradanza (mazurka) Jesús Casiano	02:24
115	Campanitas de Plata (two-step) Jesús Casiano	02:47
116	Viva Mojarra (polka) Narciso Martínez	03:04
117	Luzita (mazurka) Narciso Martínez	02:39
118	El Quininiche (polka, huapango) Narciso Martínez	02:47
119	El Amor De Panchita (mazurka) Narciso Martínez	02:53
120	Piedras Negras (polka) Narciso Martínez	02:51
121	Flor Marchita (schottish) Narciso Martínez	02:38
122	Dispensa El Arrempujón (polka) Santiago Jiménez	02:34
123	La Napolera (polka) Santiago Jiménez	02:26
124	El Zacatal (schottish) José Rodríguez	02:38
125	La Petacona (polka) José Rodríguez	02:29
126	El Golfo (vals bajito) Lolo Cavazos	02:42
127	La Gardenia (polka) Lolo Cavazos	02:30