Polka

Polka /

The film confronts the accordion music of Chicano immigrants in southern Texas with the traditional music of accordion players in Austria. Without making any final judgments on the 'roots' of 'conjunto' music of the Chicanos, the film is able to reveal the different claims to eth...

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Other Authors: Rens, Maarten (Interviewer, interviewer (expression)), Boonzajer Flaes, Robert M (Director)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: London : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1986
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 2
Subjects:
Mexican Americans > Texas > Music > History and criticism.
Mexican Americans > Mexico > Music > Ethnic identity.
Polkas > Texas > History and criticism.
Polkas > Austria > History and criticism.
Conjunto music > History and criticism.
Popular music > Texas > History and criticism.
Popular music > Austria > History and criticism.
Accordion music > History and criticism.
Austrians > Ethnic identity.
Austrians > Music > History and criticism.
Ethnicity.
Ethnomusicology.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.

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