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

Examples of conjunto in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 During the band’s recent performance along the Rio Grande, Maldonado shifted between country music and conjunto, squeezing in a little Enrique Iglesias. —

Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 24 May 2018 All genres of accordion music are welcome, including conjunto, zydeco, Cajun, polka and more. —

Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2018 See More

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