The Texas-Mexican Conjunto: History of a Working-Class Music

by Manuel H. Peña

Book Overview

Around 1930, a highly popular and distinctive type of accordion music, commonly known as conjunto, emerged among Texas-Mexicans. Manuel Pe a's The Texas-Mexican Con;unto is the first comprehensive study of this unique folk style. The author's exhaustive fieldwork and personal interviews with performers, disc jockeys, dance promoters, recording company owners, and conjunto music lovers provide the crucial connection between an analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029278080X
• ISBN13: 9780292780804
• Release Date: March 1985
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.1"