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The Revolutionary Rock History Of Tijuana

Border cities have historically been sites of innovation, the exchange of ideas, and artistic movements

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Gustavo Vazquez-Lozano
Apr 07, 2025
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Tijuana was once to Mexican rock what the city of Hamburg was to The Beatles. It was there where, playing in seedy bars and sharing beers with California hippies, that Mexican rockers generated the movement known as “Onda Chicana.”

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