Feb. 12—SAN BENITO — More than 20 years after Rey Avila's dream, his family is ready to unveil a treasure trove of artifacts he collected from pioneers of the folk genre born in the city he called ...

SAN BENITO, Texas — The southern subtropics of Texas, known as the Rio Grande Valley, is a geographically and culturally distinct part of the Lone Star State — as much Mexican as Texan — with its own ...

Feb. 19—SAN BENITO — For the first time in years, the historic Aztec building was full of life and music Saturday, just as it was in the city's heyday as members of the public, city officials and ...

For Jose Villanueva, instructing his music students involves teaching about history and culture as much as it includes lessons on melodies and scales. “I always talk to them about the origins of ...

SAN ANTONIO — On a Saturday afternoon inside the walls of the historic Lerma's Nite Club, the notes of Conjunto music ring out, enduring through generations young and old. "It makes me feel really ...

Conjunto : a primer -- Raíz y tradicíon : conjunto-music history -- Instrumentos : accordion, bajo sexto, saxophone -- Imágenes del Festival : posters and photographs -- Contexto : cultural and social ...

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 ...

Part of Texas has its own soundtrack: conjunto music. And a new generation of musicians is taking it up. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July, 10, 2023.) With the soundtrack for your morning, ...

Elisa de Hoyas is part of a new generation of acordeonistas who are keeping conjunto thriving through teaching and performance in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Conjunto (pronounced con-HOON-toh) is ...