La Tropa F
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La Tropa F is a Tejano music
group from San Antonio, Texas. Originally named Los Hermanos Farias, the group changed its name to La Tropa F in the 1980s. In 1993, the group won the Tejano Music Award
for Best Album of the Year with Right On Track.
Tejano music
Tejano music or Tex-Mex music is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Mexican-American populations of Central and Southern Texas...
group from San Antonio, Texas. Originally named Los Hermanos Farias, the group changed its name to La Tropa F in the 1980s. In 1993, the group won the Tejano Music Award
Tejano Music Awards
The Tejano Music Awards had been launched in 1980 by former art teacher and music veteran Rudy Trevino and the leader of the Latin Breed Band, Gilbert Escobedo. Only 1,500 fans turned out for the first Tejano Music Awards. Over the years, San Antonio evolved into the Nashville of Tejano music...
for Best Album of the Year with Right On Track.
Members
- Lee Perez: percussion, timbales
- Joe Farias: bajo sexto, vocals
- Jesse Farias: bass guitar
- Jesse Farias, Jr.: lead vocals
- Juan Farias: Drums
- Jaime Farias: Keyboards