Conjunto (pronounced con-HOON-toh) is now offered as a fine-arts band credit in at least a dozen schools in the Valley and as far north as San Antonio. As the adage goes: If you want to preserve the ...

SAN ANTONIO – The 42nd annual Tejano Conjunto Festival is returning this weekend with more than 20 of Texas’ best Conjunto bands and performers. The music festival is scheduled for May 17-19 at ...

SAN ANTONIO — Get ready for three days of electrifying conjunto music at the "43rd Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival", the nation’s longest-running and most influential celebration of this Texas ...

SAN ANTONIO — The long-running Tejano Conjunto Festival isn't the only festival to celebrate the musical genre that's been described by historians as the original American musical ensemble. But the ...

The 43rd annual Tejano Conjunto Festival will celebrate South Texas’ indigenous — and imminently danceable — musical form May 15-18 at Rosedale Park. Performers at this year’s festival include ...

Conjunto Pantera is made up of Parlier High School students. The group is named after the school's mascot, the panther. These ...

With his Zapata moustache and West Side swagger, Juan Tejeda will never be mistaken for a shrinking violet. An ardent, outspoken activist for his people, teacher of Mexican American studies at Palo ...

After being presented as an online event in 2021, the Tejano Conjunto Festival will return to Rosedale Park in May. Credit: Jaime Monzon The Tejano Conjunto Festival is returning as an in-person event ...

Known for its thumping backbeat, vocals and shimmering accordion riffs, Conjunto has been around for more than a century. Now more young musicians... Conjunto music enjoys a resurgence, bridging a ...

With the soundtrack for your morning, which comes from the Rio Grande Valley. This is a geographically and culturally distinct part of Texas - in fact, it's much Mexican as Texan. And it does have its ...