Release Date: 22 June 1999
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 093074047729
Genres: World Music
Description
Recorded live at the 1998 16 de Septiembre Conjunto Festival of the Narcisco Martinez Cultural Arts Center in San Benito, Texas, these powerful recordings reveal the historical roots of conjunto and show new directions taken by some conjunto bands today. This lively dance music, played by some of conjunto's best-known performers, features accordions, bajo sexto and stirring vocals. This album won 2001 South Texas Conjunto Association Conjunto of the Year Awards: Album of the Year. 36-page booklet with English translations of Spanish song texts, photographs, maps. Produced in collaboration with the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, with the support of the Harlingen Area Chamber of Commerce.
Tracklisting
Jerron Paxton
Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin
Dan + Claudia Zanes
Ella Jenkins
Ella Jenkins
The Po' Ramblin Boys
Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers with Mississippi Fred McDowell & Ed Young
Sonya Cohen Cramer
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
