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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Pulido has been a mainstay of Tejano music —a genre blending traditional regional Mexican elements with country, pop and conjunto influences — for more than three decades, but his family's musical roots go back even further.
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Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
Nonstop music will be provided by more than 100 Tejano and conjunto acts on three stages; many of the performers also will take part in meet-and-greet sessions.
—Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2026
In Austin, that influence can be seen in everything from the murals on East César Chávez Street to the rhythms of conjunto and cumbia that animate local dance floors.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 16 Sep. 2025
La Perfecta began like a gutsy Afro-Cuban conjunto with four trumpets, until budgetary limitations inspired him to replace trumpets with the double trombone lineup of Barry Rogers and Jose Rodrigues.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 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
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Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
Nonstop music will be provided by more than 100 Tejano and conjunto acts on three stages; many of the performers also will take part in meet-and-greet sessions.
—Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2026
In Austin, that influence can be seen in everything from the murals on East César Chávez Street to the rhythms of conjunto and cumbia that animate local dance floors.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 16 Sep. 2025
La Perfecta began like a gutsy Afro-Cuban conjunto with four trumpets, until budgetary limitations inspired him to replace trumpets with the double trombone lineup of Barry Rogers and Jose Rodrigues.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 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
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“Conjunto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conjunto. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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