Tex-Mex music
Border region genre
Tex-Mex music is a genre blending Mexican folk traditions with American influences, originating along the Texas-Mexico border.
It centers on the accordion and bajo sexto guitar, drawing from polka, waltz, and norteño styles.
Conjunto and tejano are its main forms—conjunto being more traditional and accordion-driven, tejano incorporating more pop and rock elements.
The dance hall played Tex-Mex all night long.
- conjuntoRegional Mexican music group
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- TejanoTexas-Mexican musical style
- polkaBouncy partnered folk step
- cumbiaColombian folk dance genre
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