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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Advertisement For conjunto purists, norteño and the people who listened to it represented an existential threat to their culture, to their way of life.
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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
The legendary conjunto musician, who’s played and recorded with Ry Cooder, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, the Rolling Stones, Buck Owens and Dwight Yoakam, jumped at it.
—Hector Saldana, ExpressNews.com, 19 Aug. 2020
The others are black-and-white photographs of Tejano superstar Selena, conjunto legend Flaco Jiménez and famed writer Sandra Cisneros.
—Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com, 28 Jan. 2020
Few bands convey the breadth of Texas music as wondrously as Los Texmaniacs, Max Baca’s ensemble that mixes conjunto with blues, country, R&B and rock.
—Houston Chronicle, 26 Dec. 2019
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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
The legendary conjunto musician, who’s played and recorded with Ry Cooder, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, the Rolling Stones, Buck Owens and Dwight Yoakam, jumped at it.
—Hector Saldana, ExpressNews.com, 19 Aug. 2020
The others are black-and-white photographs of Tejano superstar Selena, conjunto legend Flaco Jiménez and famed writer Sandra Cisneros.
—Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com, 28 Jan. 2020
Few bands convey the breadth of Texas music as wondrously as Los Texmaniacs, Max Baca’s ensemble that mixes conjunto with blues, country, R&B and rock.
—Houston Chronicle, 26 Dec. 2019
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“Conjunto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conjunto. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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