Hello my fellow Conjunto Music Advocates! It really urks me when certain people put down our genre of music like the post that I'm going to put below from someone I thought I considered a good friend. If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all. Sooner or later, it will come and bite you in the %^&*, as they say. I am proud to represent our roots music and to hear it on a daily basis, whether it be on the radio or at a small bar. God created us all equal, no one is better than anyone and we shouldn't JUDGE anyone! Below is a post that I copied from another site:
HEY FAMILIA!
A few lines of my experience living in Corpus Christi in the last 2 months....
Dear Tejano Diary,
I was reading THE post about what's happening to KXTN in San Antonio as of Jan. 1st. Sad to hear that. What's even MORE sad that there are 3 Tejano Radio stations in CORPUS CHRISTI, who plays nothing but OLD Tejano and MOSTLY Conjunto music, and I don't mean Los Despoz, and progressive Conjunto like that, Im talking about the hard up, old school, what my grandpa listened to Conjunto Music. NO NEW TEJANO ARTISTS MUSIC, unless of course, it is the Freddie Record Artists. Pending who is behind the wheels of steel, I am lucky to get to listen to some DLG, Jay, or Ram...the Oldie's new music. WHAT THA????? and that is because there is 3 stations!!! What's wrong with this picture??? So I went from no Tejano station city, to 3 Tejano stations city, who I would just rather listen to my 80's Rock Channel. How sad is that? I can only listen to 80's Mafia, Mazz, and La Sombra music for so much, until the whining of the old box accordian starts screeching thru my speakers. WHAT A WASTE!! DUDE! PLAY SOME DESPOZ!!! SHEESH!! IF IT HAS TO BE CONUNTO, PLAY THE PROGRESSIVE ONES FOR A CHANGE!! THIS DUELO, SIGGNO, INTOCABLE, AND THE OTHER SLOW BASS LINE AZZ, WITH THE SAME VOICE CONJUNTO MUSIC HAS GOT TO GO!! AND TAKE THE 1930'S CONJUNTO WITH YOU!! Maybe some of the KXTN DJ's can come over here and show some of these so called "DJ's", how to truly DJ REAL Tejano Music, all the new stuff can be heard around here. Now the only decent DJ here is Mike Chavez, who plays new music and actually loves to promote DALLAS BANDS and ALL NEW REAL TEJANO BANDS. TOO COOL!! But I think he's only on Saturday afternoons. He plays all new Tejano, but having to wait for saturdays is what I have to look forward to in listening to good Tejano music.
Now as for clubs...new one is CLUB CIELO, formally Club Viva. They have Tejanoville on Thursday LIVE Music, then there is Ropers on Sundays, and the Carousel. Now as for the old slum bars, such as Tusa's, Tejano Nights, and so forth, looks like you have to know a drug dealer to get in those clubs, or you will get shot. These Slum Clubs only bring in 3 bands, and that is Mando Y La Venganza, Boni Mauricio, and Los Campeones. They all rotate weekends. So Im sure a band getting paid $250 a pop is very lucrative! And what's this I hear about "Ricky Narango Y Los Gamblers" being the "POWERHOUSE IN CONJUNTO"???? GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK!!!! LOL!! OMG!! Don't get me started on that one!!!!!
So looks like I have to stick to these safer clubs and hopefully I won't get made fun of or stared at on the way I dress. Corpus is very backwards azz. Still stuck in the 80's... But that's another beer and another subject.....LOL!
So everyone, SUPPORT YOUR INTERNET TEJANO STATIONS!!! We are so blessed for having those in this time. I never know how much I appreciated that until I moved here. (And that's because Dallas had no real Tejano stations, but we have the clubs).
HASTA LA PROXIMA!!! KEEP IT REAL AND KEEP IT TEJANO!!
Thanks for posting that Linda that is just like wow.I feel for people with that mind set though and wish they would open their eyes. IMO great music is great no matter the genre. I love conjunto with all my heart but i won't say i don't listen to other stuff like norteno, or tejano from time to time cause i do. There is groups i like and groups i don't like but i ain't going to bash them cause i don't care for their music. To each their own. Everyone has different tastes and that's cool, whatever floats their boat, but people like this person should not bash other people's music or tastes just cause they don't like a certian genre of music. Like Linda said, becareful what you say cause it will come bite you in the A$$!!
All I Have To Say Is You See Why This Industry Doesnt Get No Where? Pinche Bola De Embidiosos Thats Why You Only Have Ure Internet Stations To Turn Too Cause People Like You Make The Real Stations Dissapear! Its Only Your Fault If You Were Open To Conjunto And Tejano Weather Its Old School Or New It Would Be Big Right Now *******! Soo Now Eat It Up Dude I Hope This Idiot Sees What I Have To Say! Keep It Conjunto Bro!!
thanks exactly right about this fool, i mean we are all entitled to our opinions, but stop hating who ever u are. if ur grandpa is alive or not he should slap u for making comments like that. u should have pride in the roots our elders set for us. and guess what that music u say is from the 30's is still kicking today. poqr que "conjunto nunca morira" u like Despoz, pues where do u thing all those songs came from dumb dumb??? open up ur eyes, u probably are one of those who burns ur cds from others so u wont spend ur money, and complain about paying at the door. heck coming from west tx you all in places like for example Corpus are lucky to get bands like Boni, mando, and so forth, at cheap cover prices, all that talent performing and at thay cheap, and for u not to appreciate it, thats a damn shame. heck i see line ups of festivals in that area that r even free for la raza, when do u see bands like Duelo, Intocable, Ramon Ayala play for free or for 5 to 10 bucks, i think not. and then to the way u dress, if u dont like what u see in the mirror, u have issues. i can pretty much bet u dont know a damn thing about playing an instrument yet ur critizing Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers, calate, no todos pueden, o tienen el don de dios of playing and performing music. just like they say, people like u is why this genre is in spot its in. pobre ignorante, u are. btw, im not knocking on theses gruops i mentioned about not playing for free, cause it is what it is. ur not a real music supporter of these stations im shure of that so stop ur crying.
by the way please excuse the spelling on the previous post, im sure this fool will make a dumb comment about it, i was angry while typing and typing too fast.
Linda no one promotes conjunto music like you do, your contributions are vast. This idiot apprently has no understanding of the word conjunto pioneers or any understanding of the roots of Tejano music. I f it were not for people like Tony de la Rosa, Gilberto Perez and Rueben Naranjo and many others to many to mention, Tejano music would not exist as it is. If you listen to Little Joe talk he gets it and maybe this guy could learn a thing or two about our roots. Young Tejanos need to learn and read so they can appreciate where Conjunto Music has taken us. Linda thanks for your contribution to our roots and keep promoting Conjunto music around the world like you have, Thanks.
Did you know that everywhere else in the world our music "conjunto" is NOT known as "conjunto", but as "Tejano"? Reason being that our music "conjunto" was born and bred in the great state of Texas. So whether we play bajo/accordian or accordian/horns/keyboards we are all still Tejano by tradition/heritage. So be proud! And remember that the word "conjunto" is just a slang word for Tejano Regional. If you don't believe this than go and look up "conjunto" somewhere and see that there's no picture of Tony Delarosa, Ruben Naranjo, Angel Flores. It means 'ensemble' or 'group'. So lets support all our "Tejano" musicians all over the world.