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It is important to understand that Tejano music has various categories of music and bands.
Three major categories are Conjunto, Orchestra and Modern.
A Conjunto band is composed of accordion, bajo sexto, bass, and drum.
Examples of Conjunto Bands are Esteban " Steve " Jordan, The Hometown Boys and Jaime de Anda y Los Chamacos.
An Orchestra consists of bass, drum, electric guitar, synthesizer, and a brass section on which it relies heavily for its sound.
It can also have an accordion in the band at times.
An example of an Orchestra is Ruben Ramos and the Texas Revolution, The Liberty Band and The Latin Breed.
A Modern Tejano band consists of synthesizers, drums, electric guitar, bass and at times an accordion.
It relies heavily on the synthesizer for its sound.
Modern bands are La Mafia, Selena and her band Selena Y Los Dinos, Shelly Lares, Jay Perez, and Jimmy Gonzalez Y Mazz.
Other categories consist of Progressive, Pop and Urban Tejano music.
All of these categories are classified as Tejano.
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