What can you say about the one and only, the legendary Flaco Jimenez?

Flaco's been everywhere, played alongside nearly everyone and is a multi Grammy Award-winning international superstar, former Texas State Musician and NEA Fellow.

Get to know Flaco as you may have never heard him before in this intimate interview with our own Baldomero "El Parrandero" Cuellar, which we recorded at Janie's Record Shop in San Antonio in August, 2016. Many thanks to Rudy Ancira of the Tejano Music Alliance of Texas for joining us and documenting the interview.

Join Rancho Alegre on KOOP Radio for a special interview with bajo sexto master Tomas Vasquez. We traveled down to the Rio Grande Valley last month and had a great time talking with Tomas about his life, his career with Freddie Gomez y Los Dinamicos and what he's been up to lately.

It's an honor for us to broadcast his story, in his own words and voice, along with rare and classic recordings, on FM radio in Austin.

Please note: This interview is almost entirely in Spanish, and we will try to have a transcript available and post online as soon as it is available here on ranchoalegreradio.org. 

Steve "Rat" Silvas, Erika Santana and Robby Garza of Cañonazo dropped by the KOOP studio to talk about what the red-hot Tejano band has been up to, their latest CD, as well as upcoming projects.

This is the audio archive of the actual KOOP broadcast with host Piper LeMoine. Unfortunately KOOP's license does not permit posting archives with recorded music.

Part 1:

Rancho Alegre Radio (RAR): Greetings, friends, I’m Baldomero Cuellar with Rancho Alegre Radio, here with the famous legend, La Paloma Del Norte, Beatriz –

Beatriz Llamas (BL): Don’t say “of the South,” I’m from the North.

RAR: (laughter) Beatriz Llamas. Beatriz, thank you so much for having us here in your house.