Borderlands
Series revealing the musical and social impact of Latin music in the USA looks at the Mexican-American artists, such as Carlos Santana, who emerged from the borderlands.
The third in a four-part series revealing the deep musical and social impact of Latin music in the USA follows the historic waves of immigration across the often violent borderlands between the USA and Mexico, and reveals the dynamic role that Mexican-American music has played as it accompanied 'the largest migration in the history of the world'.
It starts on the streets of east Los Angeles, where 1950s rock legend Ritchie Valens 'crossed the tracks' to inspire other Mexican-American musicians like Los Lobos, Carlos Santana and Linda Ronstadt. But it is in the troubled borderlands, stretching 2,000 miles from Texas to California, that that music has most vividly depicted the myths and legends of an immigrant people who have demanded, and achieved, their place in American society.
Featuring Los Lobos, Santana, Linda Ronstadt, Freddie Fender, Selena, Flaco Jimenez and more.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Los Lobos
La Bamba
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Los Tigres del Norte
Vivan Los Mojados
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Selena
Amor Prohibido
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Los Tigres del Norte
Jefe de Jefes
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Tito Puente
Oye Como Va
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Marty Robbins
A White Sport Coat
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Los Hermanos Rios
Mediu Xhiga
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Benny Moré
No Hay Tierra Como La Mia
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Ritchie Valens
Ooh! My Head
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Bob Keane
La Bamba
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Ritchie Valens
La Bamba
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Ritchie Valens
Donna
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The Premiers
Farmer John
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Cannibal & The Headhunters
Land of 1000 Dances
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Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
Wooly Bully
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Little Joe & the Latinaires
Knock on Wood
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Grateful Dead
Alligator
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Santana
Jingo
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Tierra
Barrio Suite
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Santana
Gitano
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Santana
Oye Como Va
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Narciso MartÃnez
Traditional Accordian Music
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Los Pingüinos del Norte
Mexico Americano
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Little Joe y la Familia
Cumbia de la Medianoche
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Little Joe y la Familia
Las Nubes
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Los Alegres de Terán
La Persecucion de Villa
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Santiago Jiménez, Jr.
La Cenita Song
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Flaco and Max Jimenez
Together Again
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Freddy Fender
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
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Freddy Fender
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
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Freddy Fender
Since I Met You Baby
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Freddy Fender
When It Rains It Really Pours
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Linda Ronstadt
Los Laureles
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Linda Ronstadt
Cancion Mixteca
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Linda Ronstadt
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
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Linda Ronstadt
You're No Good
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Ismael Anorve
La Malaguena Currena
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Lydia Mendoza
Tango Negro
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Julio Iglesias
Feelings
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Selena
Feelings
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Los Dinos
Mercy, Mercy
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Selena
Si Tu Te vas
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Selena
Yo Fui Aquella
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Selena
I Will Survive
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Selena
Funkytown
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Selena
Cien Anos
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Los Tigres del Norte
De Paisano A Paisano
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Los Tigres del Norte
Contraband y Tracion
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Los Tigres del Norte
El Muro
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Ricky Martin
Cup of Life
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Jan Hammer
Miami Vice Theme
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Miami Sound Machine
Conga
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Jennifer Lopez
Jenny From the Block
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Shakira
Whenever Whenever
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00:58Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
Conga
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Executive Producer | Mark Cooper |
| Producer | Jeremy Marre |
Broadcasts
- Fri 12 Feb 2010 21:00
- Sat 13 Feb 2010 00:25
- Sun 14 Feb 2010 22:00
- Fri 19 Feb 2010 01:25
- Sat 4 Jun 2011 20:00
- Sun 5 Jun 2011 00:00
- Fri 4 May 2018 22:30
- Sat 5 May 2018 01:30
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