conjunto
noun
con·jun·to
kōn-ˈhün-tō 
: a kind of Mexican-American music that has been influenced by the music of German immigrants to Texas and that features the accordion in addition to Mexican elements
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Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of conjunto, Tejano and Tex-Mex music, died Thursday.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2025
His father, Santiago Jiménez Sr., and grandfather, Patricio Jiménez, were stewards of traditional conjunto music.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
Flaco Jiménez, the Tejano music icon whose virtuosic accordion playing and pioneering contributions to conjunto and Tex-Mex music brought global acclaim to a cherished South Texas tradition, has died at 86.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
Advertisement For conjunto purists, norteño and the people who listened to it represented an existential threat to their culture, to their way of life.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
For most people, conjunto and norteño are one and the same, completely indistinguishable from the other.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
An evangelical conjunto played hymns.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2022
His recent album, Still Kicking!, offers traditional Tex-Mex conjunto.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2022
The lineup, which runs from traditional conjunto to punk rock, will include Santiago Jimenez, Eva Ybarra, Fea, Piñata Protest, Eddie & the Valients and Mariachi Las Alteñas.
—Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2021
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2025
His father, Santiago Jiménez Sr., and grandfather, Patricio Jiménez, were stewards of traditional conjunto music.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
Flaco Jiménez, the Tejano music icon whose virtuosic accordion playing and pioneering contributions to conjunto and Tex-Mex music brought global acclaim to a cherished South Texas tradition, has died at 86.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
Advertisement For conjunto purists, norteño and the people who listened to it represented an existential threat to their culture, to their way of life.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
For most people, conjunto and norteño are one and the same, completely indistinguishable from the other.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
An evangelical conjunto played hymns.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2022
His recent album, Still Kicking!, offers traditional Tex-Mex conjunto.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2022
The lineup, which runs from traditional conjunto to punk rock, will include Santiago Jimenez, Eva Ybarra, Fea, Piñata Protest, Eddie & the Valients and Mariachi Las Alteñas.
—Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2021
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“Conjunto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conjunto. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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