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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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.
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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
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
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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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
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
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 31 Oct. 2025.
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