different cultures are spread into different areas.

 It is the mixing or blending of different ideas, beliefs, and innovations from one group to another. For Example, McDonald’s first opened in the United States in 1955. Fast Food Restaurants originated in America however quickly spread all over the world. Today there are McDonald's locations in 120 countries!

The collection of musical forms, styles, and genres known as 

evolved primarily in South Texas during the 19th century. As immigrants moved into Mexican Texas, they brought their unique musical heritage with them. Over time, the indigenous Mexican music incorporated rhythms from French dance music, German polkas, Latin American mambos, and other European and African traditions. Non-traditional Mexican musical instruments such as the accordion, violin, saxophone, and the 12-string 

 bass guitar became standard accompaniment for soloists or small groups of vocalists.

Texas Mexican music continued to evolve as both a European-influenced and distinctly Tejano form that reflected its border history. Specific musical styles such as 

 (rhythmic dance songs) narrated the lives and challenges of people living along the south Texas-northern Mexico border.

As we can see, Tejano music is culturally diverse in itself. Selena didn’t know any Spanish before her musical career. Her father, however, was fluent in the language and wrote songs for her in Spanish. He believed that this would help her music appeal to a larger demographic, beyond just Tejanos. As a result of years of singing the songs and traveling, Selena is now fluent in Spanish.

Her music is not only in the Tejano genre, however. She also has a few songs in the English-Pop genre. Her song “Dreaming of You”, for instance, is completely in English. This song also became wildly popular in the U.S. during the 90s. The mixture of both languages helped boost her fame in both North and South America.

Explain how this musician shows cultural diffusion. In your notes please answer the following questions. Make sure to label each question with the correct number.  

Explain examples of cultural diffusion by researching the history different musical groups.

Cultural Diffusion: Selena Quintanilla