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Tejano Roots: Orquestas Tejanas: The Formative Years 1947-1960

Various Artists
Tejano Roots: Orquestas Tejanas: The Formative Years 1947-1960

Part of Arhoolie’s Tejano Roots series, Orquesta Tejanas, is a compilation of some of the important orquesta tejana performers of the 1940’s and 1950’s including Beto Villa, Isidro Lopez, Balde Gonzalez, and Chris Sandoval. Thought the style of music is similar, each artist brings their own unique flair to each song and melody. The liner notes provide a history of orquesta tejana and information about each artist included in this collection.

Track Listing

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Beto Villa
02:43
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102
Beto Villa
02:16
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103
Beto Villa
02:31
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104
Beto Villa
02:28
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105
Beto Villa
02:49
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106
Isidro López
02:29
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107
Isidro López
02:23
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108
Isidro López
02:17
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109
Isidro López
02:20
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110
Isidro López
03:03
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111
Isidro López
03:12
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112
Pedro Bugarín
02:32
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113
Pedro Bugarín
03:02
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114
Pedro Bugarín
03:10
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115
Balde González
02:47
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116
Balde González
02:50
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117
Balde González
02:52
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118
Mike Ornelas
02:54
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119
Eugenio Gutiérrez
02:22
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120
Eugenio Gutiérrez
02:42
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121
Chris Sandoval
02:41
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122
Dario Pérez
02:49
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123
Balde González
02:47
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124
Isidro López
02:27