SAN BENITO, Texas — The southern subtropics of Texas, known as the Rio Grande Valley, is a geographically and culturally distinct part of the Lone Star State — as much Mexican as Texan — with its own ...

SAN ANTONIO — On a Saturday afternoon inside the walls of the historic Lerma's Nite Club, the notes of Conjunto music ring out, enduring through generations young and old. "It makes me feel really ...

SAN ANTONIO — Nearly 30 bands are set to fill west San Antonio with the beloved notes of conjunto music said to have originated in South Texas as preparations continue for the 2023 Tejano Conjunto ...

The death of Flaco Jiménez has drawn tributes from across the music world, as fans and artists honor the Grammy-winning legend. The iconic figure in Tejano and conjunto music, has passed away at 86.

Leonardo “Flaco” Jimenez, the Grammy-winning accordionist and pioneer of conjunto music, has died. He was 86. Jimenez’s family shared the news on Facebook Thursday night, writing, “He was surrounded ...

SAN ANTONIO - Flaco Jiménez, the beloved San Antonio-born accordionist whose sound defined generations of Tex-Mex, Tejano, and conjunto music, has died. He was 86. He was surrounded by family in his ...

Famed Tejano singer-songwriter and master accordionist Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez has died. He was 86. Jiménez’s family shared the news of the musician’s death on his official Facebook page Thursday ...

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 ...

Elisa de Hoyas is part of a new generation of acordeonistas who are keeping conjunto thriving through teaching and performance in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Conjunto (pronounced con-HOON-toh) is ...

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 July, 10, 2023.) With the soundtrack for your morning, ...

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 ...