South Texas Polka Party: 16 Polka Instrumentals

Polka began in Bohemia in the 1830s and became an upper-class dance fad as it moved westward across Europe. Its journey to south Texas and northern Mexico during the second half of the 19th century was facilitated in part by the migration of German settlers into Texas and the arrival of the accordion, also from Germany. This collection of 16 polkas is gathered from Tejano, mariachi, and orquestra tejana bands who were performing 1950s and 1960s. The liner notes include a brief history of polka.

Track Listing

101	El Barrilito	Tony De La Rosa	02:39
102	La Chicharonera	Narciso Martínez	02:39
103	La Española	Valerio Longoria con su Conjunto	02:22
104	La Chapaneca	Beto Villa and Tony De La Rosa	02:37
105	Mi Chula Polka	Fred Zimmerle and his Trio San Antonio	02:14
106	Las Tres Conchitas	Pedro Ayala y Su Conjunto	02:32
107	El Taconazo	Ricardo Guzman	02:26
108	Tacho's Polka	Los Regionales de Texas	03:05
109	Nona	Juan López	02:35
110	Flor De México	Conjunto Bernal	02:29
111	El Caminito	Hermanos Silva	02:24
112	Nuevo Laredo Polka	Gilberto López y Su Conjunto	02:31
113	El Rancho Grande Polka	Los Gavilanes	02:20
114	Con Alma Chiquitita	Agapito Zúñiga	02:43
115	Las Gaviotas	Mariachi Matamoros	02:08
116	Vamos Al Baile	Freddie Martínez Orquesta	02:25