Flaco Jimenez, a six-time Grammy winner who took his conjunto accordion musicianship to the national and worldwide stages with countless superstar musicians and bands, has died, his family announced.

When you strip Tejano music to its core, you'll find the rhythmic pulsations of conjunto music. They're the same soulful beats that once regularly filled Austin ballrooms and brought even the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Musician Flaco Jimenez performs during the Concert For Central Texas Fire Relief at The Frank Erwin Center on October 17, 2011 in ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Conjunto accordion music innovator Esteban "Steve" Jordan has died of complications of liver cancer in Texas, friends said. He was 71. The San Antonio Express-News ...

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 ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Conjunto (pronounced con-HOON-toh) is ...