bajo sexto

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bajo sexto

musical instrument

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Tejano
…instrument backed rhythmically by the bajo sexto (a 12-string guitar) and an acoustic bass guitar. Its initial repertoire included waltzes, polkas, mazurkas, and rancheros. In modern conjunto, a drum kit was added and the acoustic bass replaced by an electric one. Conjunto’s best-known performers in the 1920s and ’30s, accordionists…
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…instrument backed rhythmically by the bajo sexto (a 12-string guitar) and an acoustic bass guitar. Its initial repertoire included waltzes, polkas, mazurkas, and rancheros. In modern conjunto, a drum kit was added and the acoustic bass replaced by an electric one. Conjunto’s best-known performers in the 1920s and ’30s, accordionists…
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