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Agosto 16, 2008
Sergio "Sarge" Salas, like many artists, comes from a musical family ---his father, Lawrence Salas, played guitar and was a band leader in austin Texas. Lawrence was recognized in "Sonidos del Barrio" a Showcase by the Austin Latino Music Association ALMA'sTrail of Tejano Legends helps to highlight artists that contributed to Austin's live music scene long before Austin became know as the "Live Music Capital of the World."
Sergio Salas is the Drummer for Avizo Band from Houston, Texas. (I thought it was cute that he pointed out his name is 'Salas' spelled the same backwards!)
Rebecca Valadez was at the summit, and this is worth mentioning for many reasons, but the reason I do is to share this cool fact about her... as a teenager she performed in Spectrum APF, a song-and-dance troupe that toured with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles state show in 1992. Too cool! In her part of the presentation she states "Tejano Music is Music made in America like Rock & Jazz." Another couple of interesting bits that came up were about Jay Perez. One, he is a big fan of karaoke! Another is that after performing together on last, members of Malo are now BIG Jay Perez Fans!! You may know MALO and not even know it...have you heard the song ">Suavecito? Oh & by the way, Jorge Santana is related to Carlos---they are brothers. Other comments were ... We need to work together to grow Tejano back. In order to do that we need to support each other. The music is part of our culture and it is never going to die Una de las sesiones que más llamó la atención esta tarde fue la que ofrecieron cantautores como Roberto Pulido, Sunny Sauceda entre otros integrantes del panel "How I wrote that song" quienes hablaron sobre su experiencia como compositores. » Siga leyendo "Convención Nacional de Música Tejana: Segundo Día" El grupo Vida de San Antonio armó un gran ambiente en el área para la sesión unplugged de esta tarde. » Siga leyendo "Convención Nacional de Música Tejana: Segundo Día"
» Siga leyendo "Convención Nacional de Música Tejana: Segundo Día" Random thoughts/quotes that stood out from yesterday's forums... There were many great points brought up at a forum yesterday called Tejano Music Today, the state of the industry...here are a few: Tejano music really hitting in pockets of Mexico. Music is cyclical---It wasn't long ago people were saying Rock was dead, and then came Nirvana Pronunciation of Spanish lyrics is very important! ***************************** The sounds were amazing! The pace and rhythm of walk was controlled by the music---Tejano Sound Band from Lansing, Michigan was the first band I heard. I recall walking around the booths simply amazed at the accessibility to the bands, and LEGENDARY PIONEERS of Tejano Music! Oh, and the sounds---so many bands, so little time. Everyone I met was so friendly! I didn't know Elida Reyna had a line of cosmetics, but she had a booth set up there for her music and cosmetic line. http://elidaonline.com/Elida_Cosmetics.html Even Later at the Dance... I arrived early and couldn't believe the set up---I guess I wasn't expecting so many tables and chairs---and later a majority of were filled, but not all of them. Although I was told tonight we should expect an even bigger turnout. At one point it was announced that there were people present from least 20 states! I know there were folks from California, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Colorado, and of course Texas---so I wonder about the other 14 states. Hmm... Frustrated with technology, and trying to absorb everything going on I was wishing everyone could be there to experience this, or at least have an opportunity to see it televised! Hey, wait a minute---why isn't there a local show like that somewhere in North Texas?! I know in Corpus Christi there is the Domingo Live! Show, and there was also Johnny Canales Show. Maybe there is and I just can't get it in Red Oak where I live! IF YOU CAN MAKE IT TONIGHT, TICKETS ARE $65.00 www.tejanoticket.com Some folks might think that is too much for one night and I can see why, especially with the price of gas to get here if you are coming from out of town, and then costs for food and hotel----but if you think about it, how much would you end up paying to see each of these artists in travel and cover charges individually. Much more than $65! YouTube has video of previous Tejano Conventions and other Tejano Music events----so be sure to look for footage of this year's convention very soon!
Getting ready for another Tejano Filled Day! If you have any questions about the photos, feel free to email me, or post a comment! My email is: info@gritotejano.com If you were there last night and have any photos, or video to share, |
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