Conjunto! Texas-Mexican Border Music, V. 5 -- Polkas de Oro

1. Los vaqueros - Ruben Naranjo y Los Gamblers
2. Lolita - Tony de la Rosa
3. Bailamos, Tia - Ruben Vela
4. Beer Barrel Polka - Valerio Longoria
5. Joe's Special - Conjunto Internacional
6. El guero tostado - Los Dos Gilbertos
7. Polkitas alegres - Romance
8. Emma's Polka - David Lee Garza
9. Chulas fronteras - Los Terribles del Norte
10. Bailando con los Farias - Los Hermanos Farias
11. Rico, Rico - Ruben Vela
12. Velma - Los Dos Gilbertos
13. Los carnales - Gilberto Perez y Sus Compadres
14. Estella - Ruben Vela

Strictly instrumental and heavy on polkas, this lively selection of medleys drawn from Texas Chicano polkas and Mexican canciones features many of the leading conjuntos of the Texas-Mexican border region. The German and Czech immigrants who brought the accordion to Texas in the mid-19th century also brought with them some distinctly non-Mexican musical styles, the polka among them; the styles have been absorbed and now have the stamp of the Tex-Mex border on them, a tribute to the flexibility of the conjunto tradition.