Conjunto: A Tex-Mex Genre

Conjunto is a generic term for a music ensemble in the Spanish-speaking world. However, in Mexico and the United States, conjunto refers to a style of music that developed in the Texas-Mexico border region. Sometimes called tejano conjunto, this style is closely related to norteño that comes from northern Mexico, as both feature the accordion, which was brought to the region by German and Czech immigrants. The style was pioneered in the 1920s and 1930s by the "father" of conjunto music, Narciso Martinez, and was mastered by Flaco Jiménez, now a 5-time Grammy winner. 

Tejano accordionist Santiago Jiménez, Jr. has recorded over 700 pieces and was named a NEA National Heritage Fellow in 2000. 

"Santiago Jiménez, Jr" (CC BY 2.0) by Howdy, I'm H. Michael Karshis

• Saludamos a Texas / (Narciso Martínez)

• Muchachos alegres / (Narciso Martínez)

• Alma de tejas / (Santiago Jiménez, Jr)

• La complicada / L. Jiménez (Los Caminantes with Flaco Jiménez)

• Adios muchachos / (Valerio Longoria)

• El mojado / (Maya y Cantú)

• La que sea / (Hermanas Cantú)

• Cómo te llamas paloma / (Ángel Flores y Su Conjunto)

• Juárez / (Los Brillantes de Martin Zapata)

• Puentes Quemados / (Hermanas Mendoza)

Grammy winner Ramón Ayala, known as 'King of the Accordion,' at a concert in 2012.

"IMG_5825" (CC BY 2.0) by aaronmarkham

• Accordion Power Players / (Flaco Jiménez, Mingo Saldivar, Pete Ybarra, David Farias, and David Lee Garza)  Live at the 13th annual Tejano Music Awards, introduced by Freddy Fender

• Un puño de tierra / (Ramón Ayala)

• Juana la Cubana / (Eva Ybarra)

• Little Joe with Flaco Jimenez, Live