Tejano outfit
Alacranes Musical does it again with 2006's
A Paso Firme. They don't do much to upset the traditional Tejano formula, and that is precisely why fans of the genre will lap up their latest release. Accordions, guitars, horns, and bouncing, danceable rhythms underpin floating, plaintive vocal melodies tailor-made for group singalongs down at the cantina. High-energy numbers alternate with ballads, making for a varied and thoroughly enjoyable listen.