2007 NATIONAL TEJANO CONVENTION

The Artist Line-Up has been announced. Artist scheduled to perform are:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17

AWARDS 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Sunny Sauceda
Featuring Eddie Gonzalez
The Reunion 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM

Los Lobos
“Al Estilo Tejano” 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Shelly Lares 9:15 PM - 10:00 PM

Los Desperadoz 10:15 PM - 11:00 PM

Bob Gallarza Presents
Jimmy Edwards 11:15 PM - 12:00 AM

Steve Jordan 12:15 AM - 1:00 AM


SATURDAY, AUGUST 18

AWARDS 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

La Tropa F 7:00 PM - 7:40 PM

Jesse Serrata featuring
Cha Cha Jimenez 7:55 PM - 8:35 PM

Joe Posada featuring
Leslie Lugo 8:50 PM - 9:30 PM

Ram Herrera 9:45 PM - 10:30 PM

Chente Barrera’s 10:45 PM - 11:45 PM
Taconazo Party
Featuring Hugo Guerrero
Rebecca Valadez, &
The Return Dee & Delia
Of Culturas

Jimmy Gonzalez y 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM
Grupo Mazz

Twenty top recording artists will headline the 2007 National Tejano Music Convention & Awards presented by AARP.
The three day event scheduled for August 17-19 at the Las Vegas Hilton attracts more than 5,000 Tex-Mex music fans and industry representatives. Now in its fourth year, the National Tejano Music Convention & Awards serve as a “meeting ground” in advancing the Tejano (Tex-Mex) music genre.

Convention highlights include seminars and workshops for artists, management, and fans; a TejanoExperience Expo & Fanfare uniting artists with their respective national fan base; a master-class series inviting musician’s to pick-up “tips of the trade” from renowned artists; and the nightly concerts/dances showcasing the industry’s “best of the best” recording artists in a Vegas-style extravaganza.

In 2007, the Convention will present the Tex-Mex Special Achievement Awards honoring lifetime & pioneering accomplishments, non-performing significant contributions, and humanitarian efforts in the Hispanic community. “The Convention is the collective voice of the music; a unifying force joining both fans and industry leaders while promoting the rich variety, artistic value, cultural and historical significance of Tex-Mex music,” said David Chavez, Founder and Executive Producer.

Scheduled performers include: East LA’s Los Lobos, considered by critics to be one of the greatest live acts in rock music history. The band returns to their Mexican-American roots with a set dedicated to the Tex-Mex musical influence in the U.S.

Also performing is Chente Barrera y Taconazo, 2007 Grammy Award recipient for Best Tejano Album; five time Grammy and Latin Grammy Award recipient Jimmy Gonzalez Y Grupo Mazz; Two time Grammy Award recipient Bob Gallarza presenting the acclaimed vocalist Jimmy Edward; Tejano and Conjunto pioneer Esteban Jordan; Tejano superstars Ram Herrera, Los Desperadoz and Joe Posada featuring Leslie Lugo; top female vocalist Shelly Lares; the reunions of Grammy and Latin Grammy Award recipient Sunny Sauceda with Eddie Gonzalez and Dee & Delia of Culturas; Rebecca Valadez; Hugo Guerrero; La Tropa F; and Jesse Serrata with special guest Cha Cha Jimenez.

The Convention will be hosted by comedian Alex Reymundo, one of the “Original Latin Kings of Comedy,” who is scheduled to debut on the Showtime Network in his first one-hour comedy special, Alex Reymundo’s “HICK-SPANIC: Live in Albuquerque.” The special premiers Saturday, March 3 (8pm ET/PT). Reymundo is also to star in a Showtime comedy series project, as well as host the upcoming comedy specials, “The Latin Divas of Comedy” and “The Payaso Comedy Slam.” Currently performing on a 25-city nationwide tour, Reymundo, a Texas native, brings to the Tejano Convention the humor of his blue-collar roots with the perseverance and drive of a Latino immigrant for a clash of cultures which is ultimately hysterical.

Convention sponsors include CMT Television Network, Southwest Airlines, Gibson Guitars, Casino Del Sol, and BNET Radio.com. For registration, agenda and performance schedules, log on to tejanoticket.com or call (913) 397-8850.