polka, roots of accordion playing in South Texas part 1 of 7

[@robboonzajerflaes891]

Wow I never realized this video would ever reach such a large audience. Makes me very happy, almost 30 years after Maarten and I made it. It was my first film. Y despues de todos anos, mi dedicacion y amor para esta musica y para esos musicos sigue creciendo. robert boonzajer

[@enriquehernandez4848]

Thank you!

[@1000equis]

great film. been watching for many years. try to get it on a streaming platform.

[@robboonzajerflaes891]

@@1000equis OK will do. Simple - never thought of it. When we made this film there was no internet, not even DVD. By the time it arrived I had moved on. Thanks Amon

[@1000equis]

@@robboonzajerflaes891 sure thing. wish you much success.

[@Kilinho98]

Beautiful to hear Czech music outside our country :3

[@dymo9198]

Listen to mexican norteño music

[@citrusblast4372]

Does czech music sound like polka or the mexican music?

[@dymo9198]

@@citrusblast4372 more like polka, mexican music uses the bajo sexto and an electric bass in norteño music

[@pablobush4960]

Is not cezk or whatever u wanna call it..is mexican american..POLKA...

[@captaincaveman471]

Greetings from Texas. My hometown has a radio station that plays polka music all day every day. Lots of us Czech people here.

[@bobbyberetta4206]

I'm from & live in San Antonio, I'm a mix of Mexican, Scottish & French. I thank you for posting this, I always found it a battle within myself on who I was, I'm a Texan first & for most & an American 2nd but instead of fighting between the bagpipes & accordion I choose the guitar but my heart is pure San Antonio.

[@CesarSandoval024]

A mussets bass sounds has a strong bagpipe sounds with it.

[@barnacles62]

What came from not Germany, but Bohemia(modern day Czech Republic), was polka, which is what this sounds very much like. Polka was never played anywhere until Bohemia in the late 1800s, and it swept across Europe and then to the rest of the world very fast, each country has its own version of it, but it was never heard of until the Bohemians invented it....

[@andresaguilar4993]

This is how you do it ORALE!!! GOD BLESS Y'ALL AND THE WHOLE WORLD.

[@Tejano44]

Saludos de Sinton , Tejas . My grandparents where from Matamoros , Tamaulipas . I love going there and see the people of my roots .

[@areh21]

Man that Flaco Jimenez was a jazzy player!

[@enriquehernandez4848]

Haha yes... he have some of that picardy

[@phillipford8149]

I have old books or copies of them with the Lancers Quadrilles in them, it's a tune or set of tunes found in a variety of folk cultures. Pretty neat that John Stark had a copy. He's correct in saying that it takes about 20 minutes to play the whole thing!

[@adamcolbertmusic]

5:45 that chromatic rundown is awesome!!

[@gc-dp9nr]

That intro...😍😍😍

[@Suederizm]

This is the Chicanos Bible, thank you for posting this.

[@jazzluvr4u]

Open Your Heart?Habre El Corazon! Love that song!

[@MrAlexanderErnst]

Open up your heart and let my love come in (spanglish) Abre el corazon, mi vida, y me deja entrar Sabes que te quiero y que no te puedo olvidar Tú eres me cariño y yo te quiero asi hasta el fin open up your heart and let my love come in Oh, darlin' if you love me, just like the way i do Please don't try to scare me, and say you love me true Now that you know darlin' that i've told you everything open up your heart and let my love come in

[@BassicArts]

Yes it is, and his brother on the bajosexto

[@fwsteve]

Ajua!!!! I love it this music!!!

[@eltiburonjaws1]

Im digging the Lawrence pickup on Toby's bajo...

[@ChirinolerasParker19]

excelente

[@luish.villanueva7216]

Cheers from Monterrey México Marielle van den Heuvel. Thanks for upload. PD: sorry this is not like gipsy music. I believe this aseveration is racist

[@claytonc5]

where can I get a copy of this on DVD?????

[@rafahraccordions668]

Como se llama la cancion que canto Flaco Jimenez antes de finalizar el video

[@abrahamrocha4763]

Open up your heart

[@oddskies]

Abre El Corazón

[@charlesmejia5790]

What’s the name of the opening song???

[@random-jj7ix]

¿Como se llama la polka del principio?

[@random-jj7ix]

Abraham Rocha Muchas Gracias Don Rocha

[@joesolese]

The Austrian needs to understand one thing, if he is still alive, that throughout history every culture influences another culture and so on and so. Just like how spice was brought to the old world via Asia and Tomatoes brought to the old world via the New World and so on. So by using the accordian the Mexicans took the instrument and made it their own. What's wrong with that? know one says that about the Cajun music or Zydeco. Course they do not play like that in Austria, this is not Austria.

[@CesarSandoval024]

@4:06 trip out

[@JAKE2010512]

what song was flaco and toby playing?

[@random-jj7ix]

Tengo Recuerdos de Ti

[@pablobush4960]

Polka is a traditional music from matamoros and nuevo leon MEXICO .that white guy is wrong..

[@murphCFO]

Meth is one hell of a drug. I know, racist comment. Better than a stupid one as above.