Crossing Borders: My Journey in Music - Softcover

Max Baca (author), Craig Harris (With) & Daniel Sheehy (Foreword By)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826362516 ISBN 13: 9780826362513

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 2021

Synopsis

Max Baca is one of the foremost artists of Tex-Mex music, the infectious dance music sweeping through the Texas-Mexico borderlands since the 1940s. His Grammy-winning group, Los Texmaniacs, and his extensive work with the accordionist Flaco Jimmenez established the Albuquerque-born and San Antonio-based bajo sexto player/bandleader as a spokesperson for a too-often-maligned culture. The list of artists who have contributed to Los Texmaniacs' albums include Alejandro Escovedo, Joe Ely, Rick Trevino, Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas, Steve Berlin of Los Lobos, and Lyle Lovett.

Max Baca was born to play music. By his eighth birthday, he was already playing in his father's band. Polkas, redovas, corridos, boleros, chotises, huapangos, and waltzes were in his blood. Baca's music grew out of the harsh life of the borderland, and the duality of borderland music--its keening beauty--remains a recurring theme in everything he does.

About this title

About the Author

Max Baca is the founder of Los Texmaniacs, one of the top conjuntos in the world. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Craig Harris has taught, written about, photographed, and played music for more than four decades. His most recent book is Bluegrass, Newgrass, Old-Time, and Americana Music. He hosts The Craig Harris Show, a weekly radio show out of Washington, DC.

Daniel Sheehy is the director and a curator emeritus of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826362516
• ISBN 13: 9780826362513
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184