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Tejano music (Spanish: música tejana), also known as Tex-Mex music, is a popular music style fusing Mexican influences. Its evolution began in northern Mexico (a variation of regional Mexican music known as norteño ).
Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA) 1980 "to promote professional excellence; a better understanding and greater appreciation for Tejano music; and to provide a public forum for songwriters, performers and musicians in order to recognize their artistic efforts and achievements through the annual Tejano Music Awards and related events"
He was inducted into the Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame with the 1982–1983 class. [118] In 2002, the Americana Music Association gave him the President's Award. [119] On October 13, 2002, San Antonio's mayor Ed Garza declared the date "Doug Sahm Day" in the city. [120] In 2008, Sahm was an inaugural inductee to the Austin Music Memorial. [121]
In 2021, Jiménez's album Partners was selected as one of 25 works to be inducted into the National Recording Registry's class of 2020, with the registry calling Jiménez "a champion of traditional conjunto music and Tex-Mex culture who also is known for innovation and collaboration with a variety of artists."
Santiago Jiménez Jr. (aka Santiago Henriquez Jiménez) (born April 8, 1944) is an American folk musician who received a National Heritage Fellowship in 2000 for lifetime achievement in traditional Tex-Mex/folk music, [1] and a National Medal of Arts in 2016. He has been nominated for three Grammys.
According to Apple Music, Grupo Frontera streams have grown over 3,000% in the past year as their songs have reached Apple Music’s Daily Top 100 in 39 countries worldwide.
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The Tejano Music Award for Male Entertainer of the Year is an honor presented annually by the Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA). The Tejano Music Awards were first awarded in 1981 and was established to recognize the most talented performers of Tejano music —a subgenre of regional Mexican music . [ 1 ]