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I’m excited to announce that my book, Mi Carnal Frank/A Family Memoir and Biography of U.S. Congressman Frank Mariano Tejeda Jr. 1945-1997, was published by FlowerSong Press in February, 2024.
For more information and to order the book, go to the Mi Carnal Frank link in the menu above, or click here.
Raíz XicanX
Raíz XicanX/Juan & Armando Tejeda is the first CD that my primo hermano, Armando, and I produce together. It was released on November 17, 2018 at the Guadalupe Theater in San Antonio, Tejas. Raíz XicanX is a collection of 17 love songs to and from la Raza that range from original indigenous cantos and corridos, to traditional Conjunto Tejano, to blues, boleros, country, cumbia, rock and jazz.
For more information and to listen to some music, or purchase the CD, click on the Raíz XicanX link in the menu above, or click here.
Conjunto Aztlan
Conjunto Aztlan is a musical group del Movimiento Chicano that was formed in 1976 at the University of Texas and the barrios of East Austin. We have performed all over Texas at festivals, conferences, bailes and fundraisers, as well as such far-away places as Califas, Harvard, Nebraska, and the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. With two recordings/CD’s to our credit, Conjunto Aztlan (1998) and From Aztlan with Love (2005), our music combines traditional Tejano Conjunto music with indigenous cantos, cumbias, polcas rancheras, reggae, rock, and salsa, with political and social justice lyrics and love songs that are important to our Raza.
For more information, to listen to some Conjunto Aztlan music, or purchase the CD’s, click on the Conjunto Aztlan link in the menu above, or click here.
Aztlan Libre Press
Aztlan Libre Press is a San Antonio, Texas-based independent press dedicated to the publication, promotion and free expression of Native American Indian/XicanX literature and art. It was established in 2010 by my wife, Anisa Onofre, and I. We have published 15 books including the award-winning A Crown for Gumecindo by former San Antonio and Texas Poet Laureate, Laurie Ann Guerrero; The Canción Cannibal Cabaret & Other Songs by Amalia Ortiz; Writing 50 Years más o menos Amongst the Gringos by Dr. Cintli; and our latest, La Quinta Soledad/A Novel by Silviana Wood. We have also published a collection of XicanX Art Notecards. For more information and purchase any of our publications and t-shirt, visit Aztlan Libre Press.
Juan Tejeda 