Introducing Viva Tejano - Trailer

One by Willie

John Spong

Music, Music Commentary

4.8 • 833 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Introducing the latest podcast from Texas Monthly, "Viva Tejano.” Latin music is ascending in the U.S., and, in some surprising ways, much of the story behind the trend begins in Texas. On Viva Tejano, host J.B. Sauceda talks with legendary tejano artists and well-known tejano music fans about how the music has shaped their lives. It’s a nostalgic journey and a close look at the influences behind many of today’s biggest acts in música Mexicana. Audio subscribers to Texas Monthly can listen to episodes one week early, and get access to exclusive bonus material. Visit texasmonthly.com/audio to learn more.

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0:00.0	Hey there, I'm John Spong, and just so you know, we are indeed working on a new season of One by Willie with our new partners over at PRX.
0:10.0	But in the meantime, I want to tell you about another new podcast from Texas Monthly that I think you're going to dig.
0:16.2	It's called Viva Tejano, and it's the story of Tejano music, as told by the people who've lived it and
0:22.5	had their lives shaped by it. Here's the trailer. Check it out. The Texas tornadoes, you got it.
0:29.6	That's all. Take it away. Every Sunday morning when I was a kid, my family and I had a ritual.
0:42.3	After we got home from Sunday Mass, my mom would get started cooking chorizo and eggs, or barbacoa we'd picked up on the way home.
0:45.3	My siblings and I would change out of our church clothes and turn on the TV.
0:50.3	If we made it in time, we'd hear that whirling electric keyboard and those frantic horns.
1:00.6	This was the golden age of Tejano music, a rich mashup of styles.
1:05.1	Conjunto, orchestra, Norteño, Humba, all with their own histories in Texas, Mexico, and beyond.
1:13.6	We were one of millions of households who tuned in to the Johnny Canales show to watch our favorite bands and discover new ones.
1:32.3	The show is long gone,
1:34.6	and Johnny passed away earlier this year,
1:36.9	but Dejana music lives on.
1:38.8	And today, artists like Bezo Pluma
1:41.1	and Grupa Frontera dominate the airwaves.
1:43.6	Yeah, nothing me has to rei'er. Artists like Bezo Pluma and Grupa Frontera dominate the airwaves.
1:59.5	On the new Texas monthly podcast, Viva Tejano.
2:02.3	We'll explore Tejano music past and present,
2:08.0	with help from Texans whose lives have been shaped by the music, and for whom it became an obsession.
2:14.8	Sunday, go to church, after church, Baroccoa, and then music, Johnny Canales. Wait, wait, wait, turn out Johnny Canales.
2:16.9	My dad and I used to go on tour, we'd stop in every single town, every small town, big city,
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