Alt.Latino: A Tejano masterclass with El Gato Negro, Ruben Ramos
10 June - 26 minsRuben Ramos' life story mirrors the history of what we now know as Tejano music. His family's musical roots in Texas go back to 1918, and as a boy he was brought into the family bands, first as a drummer and then as a vocalist. He's been playing big band-inflected Tejano music now for more than six decades, and just released a tribute album tracing that musical lineage, called 'Los Días de Calor.' In this episode, Felix chats with "El Gato Negro" Ramos about the history of Tejano music across the twentieth century, and how his own story fits inside of it.
This podcast episode was produced by Noah Caldwell. Suraya Mohamed is the executive producer of NPR Music.
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