TEDxSanAntonio - Juan Tejeda - Xicanismo and Tejano Music - Local Music, Global Identity & Vision
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This Instructor of Music & Mexican-American Studies at Palo Alto College describes how the rich history of Hispanic culture is kept alive in music today. His talk - "Xicanismo and Tejano Music - Local Music, Global Identity & Vision" In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people toge... Read more
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- -: TEDxSanAntonio - Juan Tejeda - Xicanismo and Tejano Music - Local Music, Global Identity & Vision
December 28, 2011 (over 12 years ago)This Instructor of Music & Mexican-American Studies at Palo Alto College describes how the rich history of Hispanic culture is kept alive in music today. His talk - "Xicanismo and Tejano Music - Local Music, Global Identity & Vision" In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of l...
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