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Much more than polkas! An hour of Beat Latino dedicated to the story of what happened to the accordion in the Americas – Whether its vallenato in Colombia, norteño in Northern Mexico, tejano and conjunto in southern USA, cumbias from all over, merengue in the Dominican Republic, chamamé in Argentina and MORE – the accordion brought by Europeans to the Americas truly became one of our most popular instruments, at the heart and soul of many important Latin genres. Take a listen!¡El acordión en las Americas! ¡De la cumbia al chamamé y mucho más
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Caminos de la Vida | Camilo Torres | Vallenato Romántico Interpretado en Arpa.. | YOYO USA | 2008 | 04:40 |
| Quisiera Ser Pajarillo | Ramón Ayala y sus Bravos del norte | Fiesta Norteña. | Dimsa Orfeón | 2005 | 02:52 |
| El Campanero Remix | Aniceto Molina | Arriba la Cumbia.. | Crammed Discs | 2008 | 03:08 |
| Cilaos | Nathalie Natiembé | Sanker.. | Safiko Records | 2005 | 04:47 |
| Isis | Rene Lacaille | Mapou.. | Riverboat Records | 2004 | 03:17 |
| Dos Palomas al Volar | Freddie Fender and Flaco Jimenez | Dos Amigos.. | Back Porch | 2005 | 03:36 |
| Caña Brava | La India Canela | Merengue Típico de la República Dominicana.. | Smithsonian Folkways Recording | 2008 | 04:12 |
| La Cosquillita | Juan Luis Guerra | Fogaraté.. | Karen | 1999 | 03:42 |
| Pedazo de Acordeón | Carlos Vives | Clásicos de la Provincia.. | Capitol USA | 2000 | 04:06 |
| Forró em Acoverde | Falamansa | Forro Planeta Dos.. | Deck Disc | 2000 | 03:23 |
| Tío Marcos | Chango Spasiuk | Pynandí los Descalzos.. | World Village | 2009 | :57 |
| En Misiones | Antonio Tarragó Ros | Dos en Uno.. | Epsa Music | 2003 | 02:54 |
| Irme o Quedarme | Liber Terán | El Gitano Western.. | Fonarte Latino | 2008 | 03:09 |
| Tico Taco Polka | Flaco Jimenez | Buenos Días Señorita.. | Arista | 2006 | 03:17 |