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Interview with Andres Martinez
Andres Martinez and Lupe Saenz
Author, Andres Martinez, discusses his dissertation and the resulting book he is writing that will expand on Valley conjunto musicians.
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Interview with Efrain Solis and Juan Antonio Tapia
Efrain Solis, Juan Antonio Tapia, and Lupe Saenz
Efrain Solis and Juan Antonio Tapia discuss with Lupe Saenz the details of being a composer and also provide recommendations for being better composers/lyricists.
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Interview with Esperanza Ayala Benitez
Esperanza Ayala Benitez and Lupe Saenz
Interview with Esperanza Ayala, widow of Pedro Ayala "El Monarca del Acordeón" and the mother of Ramon Ayala and Pedro Ayala Jr. (Quito). In this interview, she talks about witnessing the changes that conjunto went through in the Rio Grande Valley. Esperanza shares the difficulties that she went through as the wife of a musician, her experiences as a labor worker and later on as a seamstress, and the stories behind Pedro’s music.
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Interview with Eva Ybarra
Eva Ybarra, Cathy Ragland, and Margaret E. Dorsey
In this interview, Eva shares with us her experiences about growing up as a female accordionist and the difficulties that she experiences until this day.
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Interview with Freddie Martinez, Jr.
Freddie Martinez Jr. and Cathy Ragland
Founder of Freddie Records.
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Interview with Gilberto Perez
Gilberto Perez and Margaret E. Dorsey
In this video clip, Perez speaks about his experiences during and after Hurricane Beulah and how this music genre communicates with its audience.
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Interview with Guadalupe "Lupe" Saenz
Guadalupe "Lupe" Saenz and Margaret E. Dorsey
Saenz mentions the role of his father's dance hall, El Patio Saenz, in making conjunto musicians accessible for community dances.
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Interview with Guadalupe "Wally" Gonzalez
Guadalupe "Wally" Gonzalez and Lupe Saenz
"Wally" shares with the president of the South Texas Conjunto Association, Guadalupe "Lupe" Saenz, how he made a career.
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Interview with Joe and Rosa Perez
Joe Perez, Rosa Perez, and Servando Z. Hinojosa
In this video clip Joe and Rosa Pérez, radio speakers of the program "North of the Border" FM 88, speak about their musical projects.
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Interview with Los Dos Gilbertos and Roel Flores
Gilberto Lopez, Gilberto Garcia, Roel Flores, and Margaret E. Dorsey
Within this video clip, "Los Dos Gilbertos" reminisce their times at Patio Saenz where many people gathered to dance on the weekends.
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Interview with Norfilia Layton Gonzalez
Norfilia Layton Gonzalez and Lupe Saenz
An interview with a member of the Layton music group. It explores her experiences in the conjunto music industry and her memories of the Rio Grande Valley.
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Volume 04 - La música en la sangre, Sabino Salinas
Manuel F. Medrano and Sabino Salinas
Several long-time friends and musicians of música regional, conjunto and norteña speak about their lives and their love of music. They also perform some favorite songs.
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Volume 05 - La música en la sangre, Joe Lopez
Manuel F. Medrano and Joe Lopez
Joe Lopez, co-founder of the acclaimed Tejano group Mazz, speaks about his life and musical career.
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Volume 07 - El huracán del Valle, Narciso Martinez
Manuel F. Medrano and Narciso Martinez
The pioneer of conjunto music reminisces about his musical career, his life in the Valley and changes in contemporary music. Fellow musicians and scholars comment about his legacy.
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Volume 28 - Valerio Longoria: For a Quarter a Song
Manuel F. Medrano and Valerio Longoria
Valerio Longoria, innovative and legendary conjunto musician, speaks about his life and career. Flavio Longoria, his son, comments about his famous father.
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Volume 29 - Eva Ybarra: Siempre La Reina
Manuel F. Medrano and Eva Ybarra
The Queen of the Accordion talks about her life and the many challenges of being a female conjunto accordionist.
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Volume 30 - From Accordion Roots to Conjunto Music
Manuel F. Medrano
The origin of the European accordion is traced to the Chinese sheng. South Texas conjunto music evolved from both.
The collection is comprised of oral history interviews conducted with local and regional musicians. Interviews have been conducted and donated by various researchers, including Dr. Servando Hinojosa, Dr. Noreen Rivera, and Dr. Catherine A. Ragland, author of Música Norteña: Mexican Migrants Creating a Nation Between Nations.
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