
Genre(s):
Conjunto
Country
City:
San Antonio
State:
TX
Contact Name:
Mark Weber
Phone Number:
210-735-3764
Performed at the Rancho Alegre Conjunto Festival in:
2017
Band Bio:

*Valerio Longoria was a national treasure. It said so on his business card. A National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow, Valerio's musical legacy will forever echo the conjunto soundscape. Valerio was a US Army veteran having served his country during World War I. He is credited with being the first accordionist to combine singing and performance. Among his many other innovations, Longoria was the first to adapt the Cuban bolero to conjunto. Longoria was a staple at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Tejano Conjunto Festival (San Antonio, Texas) as he performed every year until his passing in 2000.
Album Cover
Photography: Guadalupe Acuña
Design: Piper LeMoine