Selena Quintanilla became one of the most influential artists up to date and one to have brought Tex-Mex, also known as Tejano music, a part of mainstream media. Tejano music has grown over the years extending thousands of miles along the Rio Grande from Texas to Mexico. With Selena bringing this genre of music to a new level of popularity, she grew a large impact in mingling together Mexican and American culture to a popular form of music heard today. Tex-Mex is a fusion of Northern Mexico and Southern Texas culture that initiated some time after the Spanish-American war when Texas was originally a part of Mexico. Tex-Mex can be used to talk about food as well as music, a culture in its own community. Tejano music dates far back into the mid-part of the 19th century, starting with a “more pop-oriented urban form relying on keyboards and synthesizer in place of the accordion.” (Broughton, 2000) It is said that this genre of music initiated when German, Polish, and Czech immigrants introduced the accordion, and from then on, evolved into three subgenres of Tejano music. Something that stands out about Tejano music is its instrumentation and orchestration as seen in conjunto, Banda, and grupo, the three subgenres that emerged throughout the spread of time with the influences of many artists …show more content…
(Lysloff, 10/2/17) Selena Quintanilla was very much self-taught, coming from a musical and talented background; she gave rise of individuality and charisma many people looked up to. Her music and the genre of Tejano music can’t be seen as one given style of music, but rather an extensive musical hybridity and cultural grey-out. Now the late Selena, her music lives on as her influence on future generations, granted by new media making it possible for schizophonia, her music is heard on the Internet, radio, and CDs that are still being sold and
In 1990, Selena released a collection named Mis Primeros Exitos. This collection some of Selenas best songs in the 80’s. Selena also released another album after that one named Ven Conmigo or Come With Me in English. One of the big accomplishments in her career was her album Ven Conmigo, because it was the first Tejano album to reach the gold status. In 1991 Selena did a duet with Alvaro Torres, the song they did was the song “Buenos Amigos” which mean Good Friends in
My first knowledge of her came from the movie that was produced about her life. This movie included her childhood, her rise to fame, her relationships with her family and her husband, and her untimely death. She was a stunning flower that bloomed very young and kept growing with no sight on stopping. She had a gorgeous appearance. She had big brown eyes, ever changing hair styles, and a petite figure. Her husband was just as cute. A smaller guy but not too small. Selena and Chris fit together like two pieces of a puzzle. I developed a deep admiration for these two people and the things they experienced in their youth. I was always looking to learn more about their lives and what happened in Selena's tragic end that shook the world. After finding out that her widow wrote a book about her life, I was excited to get it and begin reading. I wondered if the movie had been completely valid. What did the movie leave out? How did Chris felt about her death? How does he feel now about all that transpired after Selena's death since this was not a perspective that the audience got to clearly see the movie? So, I went immediately, to buy the
Selena’s death sent “shockwaves” across the Latin community as well as the English-language. Tens of thousands went to her funeral to pay their respect to her and her family. After her death, Selena’s first English album, “Dreaming of You”, was released and became a huge hit. They made a movie of her biography in 1997, starring Jennifer Lopez as Selena and James Edward Olmos as her father. Thousands of people visit her grave, Mirador de la Flor, in Corpus Christi, near the Selena Museum dedicated to her life, fame, and career. Even today, she’s still considered “La Reina de Tejano” and her legacy still lives on.
Jenni Rivera is well known for “La Diva De la Banda” meaning “Queen of the Band”. Her music is Banda and Norteña Music with a mix of Mariachi. Several media outlets such as, Billboard, CNN, and Fox News, just to name a few, have labeled her the most important female figure and top selling artist in the Mexican music genre. Jenni Rivera began recording music in 1992, her music is
Selena Quintanilla Perez was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena grew up understanding Spanish, but English was her first language. At the age of five Selena saw her brother learning to play the guitar and became jealous of the attention he was getting. She picked up a songbook and began to sing. Her family quickly turned their attention to her strong and beautiful voice. In the first grade Selena excelled at a game called Jump the Brook, in which two ropes are placed side by side and each kid takes a turn jumping across.1 In middle school Selena was in honors classes and made A’s and B’s. Selena used her allowance to put clothes on layaway. As a teenager, Selena hung all of her awards on the wall next to the staircase in her family’s house. As an adult, Selena was very involved with kids. She was a spokeswoman for the D.A.R.E. Program.
Barrera 2 Selena Quintanilla-Perez was an artist in the Tejano music industry that contributed to revolutionizing the style of music in the United States today. The Tejano music genre originated from Texas, but it may be called Tex-Mex because of its Mexican background. Selena absolutely loved her fans, so she went to great lengths to keep her fans happy. (Angelfire 2) Her rise to stardom was also very successful thanks to the support and persistence from her father.
Selena was Tejano and female. This caused her to not be viewed as important as male artists. Around this time is when Selena gained fame. After the Mexican-American war, Tejano’s were thought to be inferior to Anglo’s and were often controlled by them as well. At the time Selena became famous, the U.S. was having domestic problems with Latinos. With her being a female and Latina is was not easy for her to gain fame and fans at the time when not many people were into Latino’s. However, with Selena’s amazing talent she was able to gain fame in a male dominated Tejano music business.
Ragland, Cathy. Música Norteña: Mexican Migrants Creating a Nation between Nations. Philadelphia, PA: Temple UP, 2009. Print.
Frida Kahlo nació el 6 de Julio 1907 en la ciudad de México. Ella les dijo a muchas personas que nació el 7 de Julio 1910 porque quiso parecer más joven a los otros. Aunque sus padres fueron judíos, Frida nació en México. Frida fue una artista surrealista y sus obras vió de sus emociones de la tristexa y la cólera de su vida. Ella le encantó decir los chistes, reír, y sonreír. Frida Kahlo llevó las ropas de la cultura tradicional de México porque pensó que las ropas fueran una forma del arte. Todo el mundo admiró mucho a Frida, a causa de sus obras y su actitud.
More than eight million copies sold is a great figure for any music album. However, for a CD labeled with World Music genre, that number means an unprecedented success. The album, named Buena Vista Social Club, has changed the attitude of the world to Cuban music forever. Nonetheless, Buena Vista has been criticized for being a commercial product, and for causing negative effects to Cuban society. Let us discover the story behind this phenomenon from Cuba, and more importantly, explore the music inside this brilliant CD.
For me it all started out with Selena. I remember a boy in my middle school class dedicating me "Como La Flor" at one of our school dances in seventh grade. After that Tejano just sort of stuck in my head and all I ever thought of the song was that I had rejected that boy. Selena was quite a Tejana star at the time, and I was shocked with her murder two years later. She was a five star role model for Mexican-Americans to relate to and appreciate. Her songs live on in the Tejano world, as does her sprit and love for the music.
Marcus Garvey once said, “The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness,” exemplifying not only that the African blood that flows through our veins is indeed wonderful, but is more a national treasure than a national tragedy. Countries across the world, in some form have been altered by the touch of the African influence whether that is socially and/or culturally. The same fate lies with the islands of the Caribbean, especially the island of Puerto Rico located in the Greater Antilles. Of all the African influential branches, Puerto Rican music would be one social phenomenon to be ultimately shaped and modified by African influence directly. Beginning with the African slaves, this paper covers the musically genres created over time containing West African elements, as well as covering the ways in which the Puerto Rican society influenced the music as well as how the music effected the society. This paper will also include the ways in which African descendants in Puerto Rico [musicians] would rise to fame despite existing in an era of open racism. Ultimately, explaining how the music and the people go hand in hand.
The industry before Selena entered the field was male dominant and the few women who were known weren't Hispanic. Selena was the first female Tejano singer to ever have a large amount of success, she opened the door for many Female Latin singers because before Selena, there was not many Hispanic females dominating the charts, in Tejano music women were not seen as being able to become very popular, have a fan base, and produce good music, Selena proved them all wrong just by being herself and using the talent she was born with she became very popular with Tejano music fans was chosen as the Tejano Music Awards' Female Entertainer of the Year. She claimed that award for the next eight years. Once discovered by a major Latin music record label
To help me understand and analyze a different culture, I watched the film Selena. The film tells the life story of the famous singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. Not only does it just tell personal stories from her life, it also gives insight to the Mexican-American culture. Her whole life she lived in the United States, specifically in Texas, but was Hispanic and because of that both her and her family faced more struggles than white singers on the climb to her success. Even though the film is a story about a specific person, it brought understanding into the culture in which she lived. Keeping in mind that these ideas that I drew about the Mexican-American culture is very broad and do not apply to every single person in the culture, there were very obvious differences in their culture and the one that I belong. Mexican-American culture identifies with their family rather than individualized or spiritual identities and the culture has gone through significant changes because of discrimination and the changing demographics of the United States.
The Latin American music scene is an amazingly diverse, engaging and entertaining music culture. Thomas (2011) explains, “…Latin American music has engaged in ongoing dialogue and cultural exchange that has profoundly affected music making in Europe and the United States and, more recently, in Africa and Asia as well”. This paper will be describing different aspects of the music culture from its musical features, to the historical aspect of this interesting music culture. Also, I will discuss a personal experience with Latin American music. After researching the music culture, I attended a concert performed by Boogat, an Emmy award nominated Latin American musician from Quebec who has toured all over North America. Latin American music culture