Tejano Proud
Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century is a 2002 non-fiction book by Guadalupe San Miguel, published by the Texas A&M University Press.
John Koegel of California State University, Fullerton described the work as "a sympathetic and balanced historical overview" of the subject.[1] Koegel argued that the work "is firmly anchored in Chicano and Southwest studies".[2]
Background[edit]
According to Koegel, San Miguel is a "long-time fan" of the genre.[1] San Miguel had been engaged in dance.[1]
The author consulted works from the popular press and the scholarly community as sources.[3]
Content[edit]
The first chapter outlines the definition of Tejano music.[4]
Koegel argued that the "core" of the work is in Chapters three through six.[2]
Reception[edit]
Yolanda G. Romero of North Lake College praised the book for being done "in a scholarly and well-organized fashion."[5] According to Romero, the work is not "exhaustive".[5]
Omar Valerio-Jiménez of California State University, Long Beach wrote that the work would be "useful" to people who are learning about the genre.[6]
See also[edit]
Other books by San Miguel:
References[edit]
- Koegel, John (Summer 2005). "Review Essay: Mexican American Music". American Music. 23 (2). University of Illinois Press: 257–274. doi:10.2307/4153034. JSTOR 4153034.
- Romero, Yolanda G. (2004). "Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century". The Western Historical Quarterly. 35 (3): 399–400. doi:10.2307/25443040. JSTOR 25443040.
- Valerio-Jiménez, Omar (2003). "Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century". The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 106 (3): 460–461. JSTOR 30239349.
Notes[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Ramos-Kittrell, Jesús (2012). "A Book Reviews". Journal of the Society for American Music. 16 (4): 485. doi:10.1017/S1752196312000387. S2CID 190693649.
External links[edit]
- Tejano Proud - Texas A&M University Press
- Tejano Proud - Available at the Internet Archive