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Sounds of California – Bayview Concert
The Sounds of California in the Bayview Concert was held before a live audience at the Bayview Opera House in San Francisco. Musical artists from the Bay Area’s African-American, Vietnamese, Kurdish, and Chicano communities ponder displacement, migration, and creating a new sense of home. The program is hosted by Rhodessa Jones. The first half of […]
Concert: Eva Ybarra and Flaco Jimenez
This hour includes two presentations: Eva Ybarra, the Queen of the Accordion, and the great Tejano musician, Flaco Jiménez. Both concerts were recorded at the 37th annual Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio.
Concert: Los Monarcas de Pete y Mario Díaz
This concert of Los Monarcas de Pete y Mario Díaz was recorded at the 37th annual Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio.
Concert: Los Texmaniacs and Ricardo Guzman y los Tres Aces
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Concert: Tony Tigre Sáenz y la Rosa de Oro
This concert of Tony Tigre Sáenz y la Rosa de Oro was recorded at the 37th annual Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio.
Concert: Ricky Naranjo and the Gamblers
Many of the bands that played at the Tejano Conjunto Festival are made up of musicians who have long lineage in the conjunto tradition. Nowhere is that more clear than with Ricky Naranjo y los Gamblers. Ricky Naranjo is the son of legendary Tejano musician Rubén Naranjo. Today, he’s the drummer of his own band, […]
Concert: Rick Fuentes and the Brown Express
Rick Fuentes is a Grammy Award-winning accordionist. Born in San Jose, California, Rick Fuentes is from a family with roots in South Texas. His father, Ricardo or Richard Fuentes, played button accordion and organ for the Chicano band, Brown Express. His son Rick, played during his early career with a Brown Express musician Chavela Ortiz […]
Concert: Boni Mauricio y los Máximos
This concert of Boni Mauricio y los Máximos was recorded at the 37th annual Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio.
Concert: Flavio Longoria y los Conjunto Kingz
Flavio Longoria has conjunto running in his blood. His father, don Valerio Longoria, was a master of the accordion and one of the first to be recognized in the Tejano Conjunto Hall of Fame, in the early 1980’s. Flavio has followed in the footsteps of his dad, faithful to his classic accordion style and repertoire. […]
Concert: Conjunto J and Dwayne Verheyden
This concert, recorded live at the 37th annual Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio, includes two international tejano conjunto groups: Conjunto J, from Japan, and Dwayne Verheyden, from the Netherlands.
