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Tejano Music Convention 2008: Chatting with Joe Posada

12:32 PM Sat, Aug 16, 2008 |  | 
Mallary Jean Tenore   E-mail   News tips

Joe.jpgI took some time this morning to talk with Tejano saxophonist and vocalist Joe Posada, who was giving a class on the history of the saxophone. Posada sat one-on-one with the few people in attendance and enlightened them with information about the history of the saxophone and its significance in the Tejano music tradition. The saxophone, Posada says, puts a stamp on his music and makes it identifiable to Tejano music fans. He pointed to Tejano musicians Beto Villa, Isidro Lopez, and Alfonso Ramos as his inspirations.

When I asked the four-time Tejano Academy Award winner what he thought about the idea that Tejano music is losing its appeal, he said: "What's struggling is not the music. It's the radio station airplay. We just have to go back to the way it was." Paying continuous tributes to the late Selena, he said, was once important. He noted that the focus nowadays, though, should be on the performers who are out in the industry, trying to make a living and keep Tejano music alive.

You can watch Posada in action tonight starting at 8 p.m. at the Dallas Convention Center.



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