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Border Music Collection

Border Music Oral History Interviews

 
The collection is comprised of oral history interviews conducted with local and regional musicians. Interviews have been conducted and donated by various researchers, including Dr. Servando Hinojosa, Dr. Noreen Rivera, and Dr. Catherine A. Ragland, author of Música Norteña: Mexican Migrants Creating a Nation Between Nations.
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  • Interview with Andres Martinez by Andres Martinez and Lupe Saenz

    Interview with Andres Martinez

    Andres Martinez and Lupe Saenz

    Author, Andres Martinez, discusses his dissertation and the resulting book he is writing that will expand on Valley conjunto musicians.

  • Interview with Efrain Solis and Juan Antonio Tapia by Efrain Solis, Juan Antonio Tapia, and Lupe Saenz

    Interview with Efrain Solis and Juan Antonio Tapia

    Efrain Solis, Juan Antonio Tapia, and Lupe Saenz

    Efrain Solis and Juan Antonio Tapia discuss with Lupe Saenz the details of being a composer and also provide recommendations for being better composers/lyricists.

  • Interview with Esperanza Ayala Benitez by Esperanza Ayala Benitez and Lupe Saenz

    Interview with Esperanza Ayala Benitez

    Esperanza Ayala Benitez and Lupe Saenz

    Interview with Esperanza Ayala, widow of Pedro Ayala "El Monarca del Acordeón" and the mother of Ramon Ayala and Pedro Ayala Jr. (Quito). In this interview, she talks about witnessing the changes that conjunto went through in the Rio Grande Valley. Esperanza shares the difficulties that she went through as the wife of a musician, her experiences as a labor worker and later on as a seamstress, and the stories behind Pedro’s music.

  • Interview with Eva Ybarra by Eva Ybarra, Cathy Ragland, and Margaret E. Dorsey

    Interview with Eva Ybarra

    Eva Ybarra, Cathy Ragland, and Margaret E. Dorsey

    In this interview, Eva shares with us her experiences about growing up as a female accordionist and the difficulties that she experiences until this day.

  • Interview with Freddie Martinez, Jr. by Freddie Martinez Jr. and Cathy Ragland

    Interview with Freddie Martinez, Jr.

    Freddie Martinez Jr. and Cathy Ragland

    Founder of Freddie Records.

  • Interview with Gilberto Perez by Gilberto Perez and Margaret E. Dorsey

    Interview with Gilberto Perez

    Gilberto Perez and Margaret E. Dorsey

    In this video clip, Perez speaks about his experiences during and after Hurricane Beulah and how this music genre communicates with its audience.

  • Interview with Gilberto Perez: A South Texas Conjunto Legend’s Memories of Hurricane Beulah and Recording “Las Crecientes de Beulah” - Part 01 by Gilberto Perez and Noreen Rivera

    Interview with Gilberto Perez: A South Texas Conjunto Legend’s Memories of Hurricane Beulah and Recording “Las Crecientes de Beulah” - Part 01

    Gilberto Perez and Noreen Rivera

  • Interview with Gilberto Perez: A South Texas Conjunto Legend’s Memories of Hurricane Beulah and Recording “Las Crecientes de Beulah” - Part 02 by Gilberto Perez and Noreen Rivera

    Interview with Gilberto Perez: A South Texas Conjunto Legend’s Memories of Hurricane Beulah and Recording “Las Crecientes de Beulah” - Part 02

    Gilberto Perez and Noreen Rivera

  • Interview with Guadalupe "Lupe" Saenz by Guadalupe "Lupe" Saenz and Margaret E. Dorsey

    Interview with Guadalupe "Lupe" Saenz

    Guadalupe "Lupe" Saenz and Margaret E. Dorsey

    Saenz mentions the role of his father's dance hall, El Patio Saenz, in making conjunto musicians accessible for community dances.

  • Interview with Guadalupe "Wally" Gonzalez by Guadalupe "Wally" Gonzalez and Lupe Saenz

    Interview with Guadalupe "Wally" Gonzalez

    Guadalupe "Wally" Gonzalez and Lupe Saenz

    "Wally" shares with the president of the South Texas Conjunto Association, Guadalupe "Lupe" Saenz, how he made a career.

  • Interview with Javier Patino by Javier Patino and Cathy Ragland

    Interview with Javier Patino

    Javier Patino and Cathy Ragland

    Member of Banda Revelacion.

  • Interview with Joe and Rosa Perez by Joe Perez, Rosa Perez, and Servando Z. Hinojosa

    Interview with Joe and Rosa Perez

    Joe Perez, Rosa Perez, and Servando Z. Hinojosa

    In this video clip Joe and Rosa Pérez, radio speakers of the program "North of the Border" FM 88, speak about their musical projects.

  • Interview with Juan Manuel Barco by Juan Manuel Barco and Cathy Ragland

    Interview with Juan Manuel Barco

    Juan Manuel Barco and Cathy Ragland

  • Interview with Los Dos Gilbertos and Roel Flores by Gilberto Lopez, Gilberto Garcia, Roel Flores, and Margaret E. Dorsey

    Interview with Los Dos Gilbertos and Roel Flores

    Gilberto Lopez, Gilberto Garcia, Roel Flores, and Margaret E. Dorsey

    Within this video clip, "Los Dos Gilbertos" reminisce their times at Patio Saenz where many people gathered to dance on the weekends.

  • Interview with Norfilia Layton Gonzalez by Norfilia Layton Gonzalez and Lupe Saenz

    Interview with Norfilia Layton Gonzalez

    Norfilia Layton Gonzalez and Lupe Saenz

    An interview with a member of the Layton music group. It explores her experiences in the conjunto music industry and her memories of the Rio Grande Valley.

  • Interview with Rudy Rocha by Rudy Rocha and Cathy Ragland

    Interview with Rudy Rocha

    Rudy Rocha and Cathy Ragland

    Disk jockey at KXTN Radio Station.

  • Sample performances of Efrain Solis and Juan Antonio Tapia by Efrain Solis and Juan Antonio Tapia

    Sample performances of Efrain Solis and Juan Antonio Tapia

    Efrain Solis and Juan Antonio Tapia

  • Volume 04 – La música en la sangre, Sabino Salinas by Manuel F. Medrano and Sabino Salinas

    Volume 04 – La música en la sangre, Sabino Salinas

    Manuel F. Medrano and Sabino Salinas

    Several long-time friends and musicians of música regional, conjunto and norteña speak about their lives and their love of music. They also perform some favorite songs.

  • Volume 05 – La música en la sangre, Joe Lopez by Manuel F. Medrano and Joe Lopez

    Volume 05 – La música en la sangre, Joe Lopez

    Manuel F. Medrano and Joe Lopez

    Joe Lopez, co-founder of the acclaimed Tejano group Mazz, speaks about his life and musical career.

  • Volume 07 – El huracán del Valle by Manuel F. Medrano

    Volume 07 – El huracán del Valle

    Manuel F. Medrano

    The pioneer of conjunto music reminisces about his musical career, his life in the Valley and changes in contemporary music. Fellow musicians and scholars comment about his legacy.

  • Volume 28 – Valerio Longoria: For a Quarter a Song by Manuel F. Medrano

    Volume 28 – Valerio Longoria: For a Quarter a Song

    Manuel F. Medrano

    Valerio Longoria, innovative and legendary conjunto musician, speaks about his life and career. Flavio Longoria, his son, comments about his famous father.

  • Volume 29 – Eva Ybarra: Siempre La Reina by Manuel F. Medrano

    Volume 29 – Eva Ybarra: Siempre La Reina

    Manuel F. Medrano

    The Queen of the Accordion talks about her life and the many challenges of being a female conjunto accordionist.

  • Volume 30 – From Accordion Roots to Conjunto Music by Manuel F. Medrano

    Volume 30 – From Accordion Roots to Conjunto Music

    Manuel F. Medrano

    The origin of the European accordion is traced to the Chinese sheng. South Texas conjunto music evolved from both.

 
 
 

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