Villa, Beto / Father Of Orquesta Tejana: Volume 1
| Album: | Father Of Orquesta Tejana: Volume 1 | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Villa, Beto | Added: | Aug 2007 | |
| Label: | Arhoolie Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-09-09 | Pull Date: | 2007-11-11 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 11 | Nov 4 | Oct 28 | Oct 21 | Oct 14 | Oct 7 | Sep 23 | Sep 16 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 18, 2009: | Music Casserole
Rancho Grande |
4. | Oct 30, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Southern Select |
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| 2. | Aug 12, 2008: | At The Café Bohemian
Southern Select |
5. | Oct 23, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Rio Grande |
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| 3. | Nov 06, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian
El Sapo |
6. | Oct 16, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Southern Select |
Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2007-09-06
Reviewed 2007-09-06
Wickedly cool blend of big band swing and Mexican Tejana music recorded in the late 1940s and early ‘50s. All instrumentals, featuring Villa on a swinging alto sax. If you like retro charm, you will love this. Trust me.
*1. A bright and bouncy polka to start things off. Fun!
2. Midtempo & lazy w/a sweet, playful air.
3. Light and bright polka w/good horns.
4. A slow, romantic dance w/a sweet sort of whining sound.
*5. Upbeat, brassy polka w/a tripping melody. Yee haw!
*6. Slow dance w/a lazy, sort of melodramatic feeling. So nice.
7. A happy, toe-tapping polka.
*8. Slow w/a cool big band brassiness.
*9. Fun percussion enlivens this mid/upbeat Latin dance.
10. Slow, swaying romance.
*11. Big, brassy polka, a Tejana classic. Electric guitar adds much.
12. Midtempo cha-cha w/lots of style.
13. Sweet slow dance w/extra romance.
14. Wiggly, upbeat folk dance w/a bright playfulness.
*15. Fast, fast and brassy. Nothing subtle about this one.
*1. A bright and bouncy polka to start things off. Fun!
2. Midtempo & lazy w/a sweet, playful air.
3. Light and bright polka w/good horns.
4. A slow, romantic dance w/a sweet sort of whining sound.
*5. Upbeat, brassy polka w/a tripping melody. Yee haw!
*6. Slow dance w/a lazy, sort of melodramatic feeling. So nice.
7. A happy, toe-tapping polka.
*8. Slow w/a cool big band brassiness.
*9. Fun percussion enlivens this mid/upbeat Latin dance.
10. Slow, swaying romance.
*11. Big, brassy polka, a Tejana classic. Electric guitar adds much.
12. Midtempo cha-cha w/lots of style.
13. Sweet slow dance w/extra romance.
14. Wiggly, upbeat folk dance w/a bright playfulness.
*15. Fast, fast and brassy. Nothing subtle about this one.
Track Listing
| 1. | Southern Select | 8. | Angelina | |||
| 2. | Salvador | 9. | El Sapo | |||
| 3. | Tequila Es Mala Yerba | 10. | Rosalia | |||
| 4. | Rosita | 11. | Rancho Grande | |||
| 5. | Rio Grande | 12. | Nereidas | |||
| 6. | Morir Sonando | 13. | Maria Elana | |||
| 7. | La Picona | 14. | San Buena Ventura | |||
| 15. | El Suby | |||||