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Although hes identified as an artist now, the urge to record music has come back for him in recent years. One of his main goals is to establish a catalog of original material.

Some familiar names joined Cande for his new Dulce Sueños album Javier Perez, Noel Hernandez, Epifanio Martinez, Gilberto Perez Jr., Felix Aleman, Jaime Gonzalez and Cande Sr.

Along with his parents being a big motivating factor, it was also Lupe Saenz that influenced Cande to return to the recording studio.

I really appreciate his effort in trying to keep conjunto music alive, Cande said of the president of the South Texas Conjunto Association. I told him I was going to start recording (and that he was) one of the reasons why.

Cande said that he had to get these musical compositions out of his system. With art and music, its a constant stream of creative energy for him. He feels that by releasing this album, he could move on to the next stage of his life.

While at his home, Cande sampled some of the songs for me off his laptop. Its a pure conjunto sound, straight from the roots of the genre. Polkas, redovas, schottisches, waltzes and huapangos. If youre a fan of classic conjunto music, this is an album worth getting excited about. Hes breathing new life into these traditional forms of music.
I feel like Ive challenged myself to play more refined, Cande said. I feel like Ive gotten better interpreting and achieving what I want to play.

The album is set to have ten original compositions and three tribute tracks Ruben Velas El Pajuelazo; Narciso Martinezs La Cuquita and Dulce Sueños.

I am very interested in making up my own music and trying to get as close to being original as possible, Cande said. I feel more comfortable playing my own stuff.

What does the name of the title track mean to Cande? What has conjunto meant to him?

Dulce Sueños being that its been a great dream and that Im happy to be able to participate again in contributing to the conjunto genre, Cande said. Through conjunto music, Ive managed to been able to release my creative energy in a way where its not stagnant.

You can find Dulce Sueños at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cande-Music/222940861094284?id=222940861094284&sk=app_470868196288052, http://www.candemusic.com, Amazon.com and iTunes.