THURSDAY, MAY 17
PROGRAM # 8331 12:00 PM PT
Conjunto Hall of Famers.
On the eve of this year’s edition of the traditional Tejano Conjunto Festival three-day concert in San Antonio, cultural leaders are honoring legends of Tex-Mex music by inducting them into the Conjunto Hall of Fame at San Antonio’s historic Guadalupe Theater. This year’s honorees are tejano song superstar Emilio Navaira and Radio Bilingüe’s long-time “Onda Tejana” host Alma Garza, who received a posthumous recognition. Conjunto accordion master Felipe Pérez and veteran composer and singer Samuel Ramos Jr were also honored. This is a live broadcast from the studios of partner station Texas Public Radio in San Antonio.
Guests: Felipe Pérez, Accordion Master, Felipe Pérez y sus Polkeros, Corpus Christi, TX; Samuel Ramos, Singer and Composer, Los Tesoros de Samuel Ramos, San Benito, TX; Samuel Ramos Jr, Band Member, Los Tesoros de Samuel Ramos, San Benito, TX; Raulito Navaira, Grupo Remedio, San Antonio, TX
Photo: texasconjuntomusic.org
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