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Summary

Conjunto tejano is a South Texas Mexican American music-and-dance tradition whose classic sound joins button accordion, bajo sexto, bass and drums. Instrumental dance pieces and sung repertories share a strong, compact ensemble identity. The word conjunto simply means a group in many Spanish-language settings, so the qualifier tejano is essential here. This tradition is closely related to northern Mexican music but has its own history of labor, class, community and regional self-representation. [1]

Contemporary and trending

Conjunto remains active through dances, family events, festivals, teaching, recordings and community institutions. Established repertory and new composition coexist, while younger players learn by ear and through organized instruction. International collaborations can widen the accordion's audience without redefining every conjunto performance as crossover. The music's present social life includes small-town gatherings and working musicians beyond the most visible concert stages. Its cultural identity has also been deliberately embraced in Mexican American public life, making dance pleasure and collective representation closely connected rather than opposing purposes.

History

The tradition developed as Tejano musicians adopted accordion and transformed circulating dance forms alongside Mexican song and string practices. Rural and small-town South Texas, including the Rio Grande Valley, supplied central settings. Recordings and professional duets changed ensemble and repertory expectations over time. Migration, agricultural work and cross-border relationships shaped audiences and routes of performance. Later cultural movements gave conjunto renewed public significance. That history should not be reduced to a single European instrument arriving and automatically creating a complete Mexican American genre. [2]

Musical characteristics

Listen for the accordion's melodic articulation against the bajo sexto's rhythmic chord work. Bass and drums can make the dance foundation firm without overwhelming the lead instrument. Polkas, waltzes, schottisches, boleros and other forms demand different phrase and movement knowledge. Vocal duets add another layer of close coordination. A short accordion run can carry a recognizable personal style, while a well-timed return to the main tune keeps dancers oriented. The ensemble's clarity is an achievement of fitting parts together, not a lack of musical complexity.

Geography and communities

The map gives South and Central Texas a broad connected heartland, including the Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio, the Coastal Bend and the towns between them. A neighboring northeastern Mexican field represents the cross-border exchange without erasing distinct local names. Lighter California/Southwest and Midwestern migrant circuits acknowledge sustained adoption. A set of separate city circles would miss the rural and labor routes that make the tradition coherent. The fields describe musical participation, not the distribution of every person with Mexican ancestry.

Artists

Narciso Martínez, Santiago Jiménez, Tony de la Rosa, Valerio Longoria, Paulino Bernal and Flaco Jiménez offer different historical approaches. Los Texmaniacs provide a later route into continuity and invention, with Max Baca and collaborators foregrounding ensemble interplay. Their Texas Towns album explicitly links repertory to several communities rather than one venue. Comparing instrumental dance pieces with sung boleros reveals the range inside the format. Famous players are useful guides, but local dancers and working bands sustain much of the tradition's everyday life. [1]

Representative performances

These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.

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MuGlobe representative performances
Artist Performance / song / title Embedded player URL Notes Repertoire kind Repertoire date Recording date Format Opening Places Fit Evidence Review note MuGlobe favorite Current hit Authentic
Flaco Jiménez with Max Baca NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert https://www.youtube.com/embed/gOMRNSmwa3U Jiménez's button accordion and Baca's bajo sexto foreground the instrumental partnership central to conjunto tejano. NPR identifies the musicians and the Texas Mexican family tradition behind the performance.[3] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown pending Existing recording Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. false false false
Santiago Jiménez Jr. y su Conjunto Live at the Palace Ballroom, San Antonio https://www.youtube.com/embed/YIzm_Y-ZNGY The Arhoolie Foundation’s full concert film documents another Jiménez family bandleader in a Texas ballroom, with an extended conjunto dance programme.[4] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown pending Existing recording Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. false false false
Conjunto Cats Conjunto Cats in Von Ormy , Texas. 09/26/26 https://www.youtube.com/embed/rwZltRERMx4 Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tejano Ironman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-10-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[5] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tejano Ironman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Los Texmaniacs / Max Baca and credited ensemble Los Texmaniacs: Tiny Desk Concert https://www.youtube.com/embed/cysj4CNoIk4 Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: NPR Music. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-10-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[6] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: NPR Music. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conjunto Cats Conjunto Cats in Von Ormy, Texas 2026!!! https://www.youtube.com/embed/xTHvo2xvVO4 Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tejano Ironman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-09-29; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[7] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tejano Ironman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conjunto Cats Conjunto Cats in Von Ormy, Texas. 09/26/26 https://www.youtube.com/embed/iwkb2Z-SjJI Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tejano Ironman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-09-29; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[8] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tejano Ironman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conjunto Cats Conjunto Cats - La Regañona (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y5rJviGIEhA Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Conjunto Cats. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-09-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[9] traditional unknown unknown music-video unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Conjunto Cats. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conjunto Cats Conjunto Cats at St. John Bosco Labor Day Festival, Natalia, Texas. 09/06/26 https://www.youtube.com/embed/nTupd8vE5dE Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tejano Ironman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-09-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[10] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tejano Ironman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conjunto Cats Conjunto Cats - El Camaroncito (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/embed/M035D1-ldws Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Conjunto Cats. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-07-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[11] traditional unknown unknown music-video unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Conjunto Cats. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Los Texmaniacs / Max Baca and credited ensemble Antonio Tanguma Jr/ Los Texmaniacs/ Tejano conjunto Festival 2026 https://www.youtube.com/embed/p0PvmikltLs Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Antonio Tanguma. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-05-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[12] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Antonio Tanguma. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
South Texas Homies Tejano Conjunto Festival - South Texas Homies 2026 https://www.youtube.com/embed/12vJt3IgTRw Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CONJUNTO 2020. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-05-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[13] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CONJUNTO 2020. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
The Ybarra Boyz The Ybarra Boyz- Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair 2026- "La Not to Worry" https://www.youtube.com/embed/mXTGo6dqTjs Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: The Ybarra Boyz. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-05-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[14] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: The Ybarra Boyz. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conjunto Cats Conjunto Cats at TEJANO EXPLOSION 2026!!! San Antonio, Texas 04/24/26. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ybYYa_1d_68 Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tejano Ironman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-05-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[15] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tejano Ironman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Los Delta Boyz featuring Zeke Campos The DeltaBoyz with Zeke Campos (Conjunto Cats) JAM SESSION “the 2Gs” https://www.youtube.com/embed/QixAe7bjvgI Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D2 Cinematics. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-03-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[16] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D2 Cinematics. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conjunto Cats Conjunto Cats - Siguele (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/embed/YMaRlpFDvHQ Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Conjunto Cats. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-01-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[17] traditional unknown unknown music-video unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Conjunto Cats. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Santiago Jiménez Jr and his conjunto Santiago Jimenez, Jr. at Conjunto Pesado 1994 - July 17, 1994 (2 of 2) https://www.youtube.com/embed/TPqtu_7xpFc Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Austin History Center. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-11-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[18] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Austin History Center. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Santiago Jiménez Jr and his conjunto Acordeón Música Ranchera 🪗 - Santiago Jimenez Jr. y su conjunto en NY https://www.youtube.com/embed/vRhwLcefIdE Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Silvi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-08-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[19] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Silvi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Los Delta Boyz Los Delta Boyz at 43rd Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio (2025) https://www.youtube.com/embed/QuCMRe_QEq8 Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Joseph Gonzales Music. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-05-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[20] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Joseph Gonzales Music. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Los Tremendos Alacranes Puro Conjunto Music Dancing Con Los Tremendos Alacranes @ The Tejano Conjunto Festival 2024 https://www.youtube.com/embed/o89-DbGO35w Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CONJUNTO 2020. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2024-06-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[21] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CONJUNTO 2020. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca Band Flaco Jimenez & Max Baca Band at the 42nd Conjunto Fest in SA. 5-19-24 https://www.youtube.com/embed/vTM2Id9_Upk Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Chi16. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2024-05-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[22] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Chi16. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Flaco Jiménez and credited conjunto FLACO JIMENEZ EN BILBAO parte 4 (ESPAÑA) años 90 https://www.youtube.com/embed/IcupRTmEJSU Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CSASPAIN69. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2018-04-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[23] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CSASPAIN69. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Texas Tornados Texas Tornados - "Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio" [Live from Austin, TX] https://www.youtube.com/embed/rGxuiQ988rA Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Live From Austin TX. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2017-06-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[24] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Live From Austin TX. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Boni Mauricio y Los Máximos Boni Mauricio y Los Maximos at The Tejano Conjunto Festival 2017 https://www.youtube.com/embed/3_mcOTbcL8U Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Robert Trevino, Jr.. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2017-06-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[25] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Robert Trevino, Jr.. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Flaco Jiménez and credited conjunto Flaco Jimenez y Su Conjunto (1998) https://www.youtube.com/embed/AM60IBMKc84 Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Austin History Center. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2016-11-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[26] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Austin History Center. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Little Joe with Flaco Jiménez Little Joe / with Flaco Jimenez./ https://www.youtube.com/embed/MNG7PP9i7Gk Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Johan Hopman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2012-07-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[27] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Johan Hopman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Flaco Jiménez and Dwayne Verheyden Flaco Jimenez and Dwayne Verheyden performing Lucerito De Mi Alma https://www.youtube.com/embed/A8px8hbBqGo Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: puroconjunto210. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2012-06-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[28] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: puroconjunto210. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Flaco Jiménez and Santiago Jiménez Jr Flaco Jimenez and Santiago Jimenez performing together for the 1st time in 32 years https://www.youtube.com/embed/gaLGnHefeWY Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: puroconjunto210. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2012-06-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[29] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: puroconjunto210. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Nicky Snick Villarreal featuring Mark Weber Nicky Snick Villarreal Featuring: Mark Weber @ The Tejano Conjunto Festival 2012 https://www.youtube.com/embed/0WzUs10pN18 Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CONJUNTO 2020. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2012-05-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[30] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CONJUNTO 2020. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Flaco Jiménez and credited conjunto Flaco Jimenez at Festival Mundial 2008 https://www.youtube.com/embed/0gOWKLnOyG4 Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Suburban Shaman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2009-03-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[31] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conjunto tejano work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Suburban Shaman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false

Related genres

Norteño is a close cross-border relative, while Tejano is a broader later popular field that can include different orchestral and keyboard-led approaches. Corrido, Ranchera and Cumbia are overlapping repertory relationships rather than alternate names for the ensemble. Zydeco offers a neighboring accordion conversation with distinct Creole histories. These links are best understood through shared routes and creative exchange, not a claim that one instrument makes all border and Gulf-region music the same.

References and further reading

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Towns & Tex-Mex Sounds — Los Texmaniacs, Smithsonian Folkways.
  2. ↑ Mariachi and Conjunto — Smithsonian Folkways.
  3. ↑ Flaco Jiménez with Max Baca — NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
  4. ↑ Santiago Jiménez Jr. y su Conjunto — Live at the Palace Ballroom, San Antonio. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
  5. ↑ Conjunto Cats in Von Ormy , Texas. 09/26/26.
  6. ↑ Los Texmaniacs: Tiny Desk Concert.
  7. ↑ Conjunto Cats in Von Ormy, Texas 2026!!!.
  8. ↑ Conjunto Cats in Von Ormy, Texas. 09/26/26.
  9. ↑ Conjunto Cats - La Regañona (Official Video).
  10. ↑ Conjunto Cats at St. John Bosco Labor Day Festival, Natalia, Texas. 09/06/26.
  11. ↑ Conjunto Cats - El Camaroncito (Official Video).
  12. ↑ Antonio Tanguma Jr/ Los Texmaniacs/ Tejano conjunto Festival 2026.
  13. ↑ Tejano Conjunto Festival - South Texas Homies 2026.
  14. ↑ The Ybarra Boyz- Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair 2026- "La Not to Worry".
  15. ↑ Conjunto Cats at TEJANO EXPLOSION 2026!!! San Antonio, Texas 04/24/26..
  16. ↑ The DeltaBoyz with Zeke Campos (Conjunto Cats) JAM SESSION “the 2Gs” .
  17. ↑ Conjunto Cats - Siguele (Official Video).
  18. ↑ Santiago Jimenez, Jr. at Conjunto Pesado 1994 - July 17, 1994 (2 of 2).
  19. ↑ Acordeón Música Ranchera 🪗 - Santiago Jimenez Jr. y su conjunto en NY.
  20. ↑ Los Delta Boyz at 43rd Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio (2025).
  21. ↑ Puro Conjunto Music Dancing Con Los Tremendos Alacranes @ The Tejano Conjunto Festival 2024.
  22. ↑ Flaco Jimenez & Max Baca Band at the 42nd Conjunto Fest in SA. 5-19-24.
  23. ↑ FLACO JIMENEZ EN BILBAO parte 4 (ESPAÑA) años 90.
  24. ↑ Texas Tornados - "Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio" [Live from Austin, TX].
  25. ↑ Boni Mauricio y Los Maximos at The Tejano Conjunto Festival 2017.
  26. ↑ Flaco Jimenez y Su Conjunto (1998).
  27. ↑ Little Joe / with Flaco Jimenez./.
  28. ↑ Flaco Jimenez and Dwayne Verheyden performing Lucerito De Mi Alma.
  29. ↑ Flaco Jimenez and Santiago Jimenez performing together for the 1st time in 32 years.
  30. ↑ Nicky Snick Villarreal Featuring: Mark Weber @ The Tejano Conjunto Festival 2012.
  31. ↑ Flaco Jimenez at Festival Mundial 2008.

Hotspot mushrooms

Conjunto's home is the South/Central Texas rural–urban continuum, not just San Antonio. Cross-border exchange and detached migrant circuits are meaningful, but ancestry alone does not determine affinity.

These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
ID Location Latitude Longitude Radius (km) Strength Notes
conjunto-tejano-south-central-texas South and Central Texas conjunto landscape 28.2 -98.3 750 1 Connects Valley, Coastal Bend, San Antonio and smaller dance communities.
conjunto-tejano-northeast-mexico Northeastern Mexican cross-border conjunto exchange 25.8 -99.6 650 0.65 Related regional network with distinct local identities.
conjunto-tejano-southwest-adoption Southwestern US conjunto migrant and adopted circuit 34 -113 1300 0.5 Lighter detached regional transmission.
conjunto-tejano-midwest-migrant Midwestern Mexican American conjunto circuit 41 -89 900 0.45 Family and performance networks beyond the home region.
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