I borrowed the title of this post from a song title from TJ's hippest export, Nortec Collective. If you want to understand this multi-faceted border town, you must listen to this electronic music collective. As their name suggests, they mix traditional Norteño music with modern day techno beats.
The Evolution of Nortec
1800’s – German and Polish farmers arrive in Northern Mexico introducing the accordion and polka to musicians.
1920’s -Prohibition brings American fun-seekers to Tijuana. The abundance of opportunity draws musicians from all over Mexico and exposes local musicians to new styles.
1962 A young Herb Alpert travels to Tijuana to watch a bullfight. He is inspired by the horns of a mariachi band and incorporates a live recording of the crowd into his hit tune “The Lonely Bull.”
1972 -Los Tigres del Norte release their first single "Contrabando y Traición" (Contraband and Betrayal). With more than 30 albums released since, the group is one of the most influential within the genre and continues to be a cultural force.
1980’s –Tambora, a form of norteño music from Sinaloa characterized accented horns, tuba and songs about the life of drug lords is popularized by the narco (drug-running) culture in Tijuana.
1999 - Electronic aritsts Fussible, Bostich, Clorofila, Hipoboreal and Panoptica join together to form the Nortec Collective.
Sources: Pepe Mogt aka Fussible, www.EMPlive.org, www.fonovisa.com
1800’s – German and Polish farmers arrive in Northern Mexico introducing the accordion and polka to musicians.
1920’s -Prohibition brings American fun-seekers to Tijuana. The abundance of opportunity draws musicians from all over Mexico and exposes local musicians to new styles.
1962 A young Herb Alpert travels to Tijuana to watch a bullfight. He is inspired by the horns of a mariachi band and incorporates a live recording of the crowd into his hit tune “The Lonely Bull.”
1972 -Los Tigres del Norte release their first single "Contrabando y Traición" (Contraband and Betrayal). With more than 30 albums released since, the group is one of the most influential within the genre and continues to be a cultural force.
1980’s –Tambora, a form of norteño music from Sinaloa characterized accented horns, tuba and songs about the life of drug lords is popularized by the narco (drug-running) culture in Tijuana.
1999 - Electronic aritsts Fussible, Bostich, Clorofila, Hipoboreal and Panoptica join together to form the Nortec Collective.
Sources: Pepe Mogt aka Fussible, www.EMPlive.org, www.fonovisa.com
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