Conjunto (pronounced con-HOON-toh) is now offered as a fine-arts band credit in at least a dozen schools in the Valley and as far north as San Antonio. As the adage goes: If you want to preserve the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 1 (UPI) --Texas conjunto music pioneer Flaco Jimenez, 86, died while surrounded by his family at one of his son's homes on ...

When you strip Tejano music to its core, you'll find the rhythmic pulsations of conjunto music. They're the same soulful beats that once regularly filled Austin ballrooms and brought even the most ...

Part of Texas has its own soundtrack: conjunto music. And a new generation of musicians is taking it up. (Story aired on All Things Considered on... Conjunto music enjoys a resurgence, bridging a ...

Known for its thumping backbeat, vocals and shimmering accordion riffs, Conjunto has been around for more than a century. Now more young musicians... Conjunto music enjoys a resurgence, bridging a ...

With the soundtrack for your morning, which comes from the Rio Grande Valley. This is a geographically and culturally distinct part of Texas - in fact, it's much Mexican as Texan. And it does have its ...

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