(((Chicano Groove)))

This mix represents a little overview of the Chicano, or “Mexican American Sound” that evolved beginning in the 1940’s through the 1970’s namely in the southwest region and California regions. The offspring of immigrant workers who settled the fertile valleys of southern valleys of California grew up seeking musical outlets that expressed the fresh youthful exuberance of hip sounds of the day often seeking to distance themselves from the traditional regional Mexican genres leading them to embrace the “in” sounds of the day including boogie woogie, r n’ b, rock, soul, funk, and later disco among others.