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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...