Word: accordion
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What Mogt makes of it is called nortec, a new breed of music that mixes traditional Mexican norteno and tambora riffs on the accordion, tuba and drums with electronica. In the two years since nortec was born, it has become the dominant sound of Tijuana's cool set. But in the same way that rock 'n' roll is more than just the sum of a few chords, nortec has expanded well beyond some creative samples and a break beat. Graphic artists, fashion designers and filmmakers have been inspired to shrug off Tijuana's reputation as a cultural void and address...
...told National Public Radio that he planned to give up the cello for the bandoneon, an Argentinian accordion. Instantly, NPR’s phone lines were jammed with listeners despondent over the loss of their favorite instrumentalist...
...books are terrible and that they shouldn't be reading them. Naturally, this subversive behavior sets off gales of laughter in the junior set. "Slowly, the children usually figure out that I'm somebody pretending to be somebody pretending to be somebody," says Handler, who also plays a mean accordion for them...
...helped popularize the genre with his 1954 Paper in My Shoe; in Austin, Texas. He packed dance halls with his rhythmic sounds till the late '50s when he began a long hiatus. But upon hearing about an impersonator in 1984, he returned to launch a renaissance of button-accordion zydeco...
Gozo Poderoso (Powerful Joy) digs deep into Colombian traditions. The gently melodic songs are marinated in regional rhythms, including cumbia (a hot, syncopated dance music) and vallenato (a sweet, accordion-led genre). There are also futuristic flourishes: electronic beats, turntable scratching and tape loops. Luz Azul (Blue Light) is a song of hope directed at Colombians: "Let the emotion of the music penetrate you/Let the discord slide past you." Another track, Fantasia, is more overtly political, comparing American international influence to the tyranny of the Roman empire. But some of the best numbers are unabashed, almost old-fashioned, love songs...