Posted by FRANK DIAZ --Previous Message--
on 1/9/2005, 6:36 pm, in reply to "Re: GREETINGS, FELLOW "OLD-SKOOLERS"..."
205.188.117.13
: Hello Johnny. Just curious, what is it that
: you see or hear from the conjunto market in
: Texas that has prompted your interest? The
: death of Jimmy Garcia for me personally
: terminated my interest I had in Los Garcia
: Brothers. He was the heart and soul of the
: group. I have not heard any fresh, unique,
: innovative, developed own signature conjunto
: sound since Los Garcia. To me, most of the
: new conjunto groups are Hometown Boy wanna
: be's. Los Volcanes however may be the
: exception, I am awaiting the arrival of
: their latest cd. Any suggestions on groups
: that peak your interest would be
: appreciated. Marty B.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Hey, my dear friends! Hope all is well with
: you. I'm kind of "back," after a
: long hiatus... I no longer have regular
: internet service, but I'll still tune in
: from time to time.
:
: I must share a piece of personal
: philosophy with you all. I've been home in
: Texas for the past 16 months now. I'm
: afraid my views of La Onda Tejana have
: radically changed forever. I'm no longer
: the non-discriminating music lover I once
: was. In fact, I got rid of quite a bit of
: my CDs as I realized that I only enjoyed at
: best one or two tracks from each. On the
: plus side, I have renewed my love of
: traditional Conjunto music. I am now
: focusing on obtaining classic Onda
: Tejana/Chicana. I still believe in the
: "Old School" and those artists who
: put out their music. If it weren't for
: people like Bob Gallarza and Joe Posada
: (whom I understand may be reentering the
: Tejano scene in the near future), I would
: all but disregard the genre altogether.
:
: There may come a time when I will be
: the carefree supporter of Tejano music that
: I once was. I will always follow La Onda to
: see if it beckons me once again. But I will
: not criticize La Onda.
:
: Your friend,
: JOHNNY
:
:
:
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YOU GUYS NEED TO CHECK OUT THE NEW CD FROM TOBIAS RENE. HE HAS FLACO JIMENEZ ON ACCORDION AND HE ALSO SINGS WITH RUBEN RAMOS ON ONE TUNE. MOSTLY HORNS ON THIS CD WITH A GOOD MIX OF FLACO ON ACCORDION.THIS GUY IS FROM NEW MEXICO. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS CD.
ALSO CHECK OUT A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK. HIS NAME IS JUANITO CASTILLO. I REALLY THINK YOU GUYS WILL LIKE THIS CD. NICE VOICE, GREAT ACCORDION SKILLS. DOES NOT OVER KILL ON THE ACCORDION, WHICH ALOT OF ACCORDION PLAYERS TEND TO DO. ALSO, HE IS ONLY 15 YEARS OLD AND BLIND. AND HE ALSO IS AULTISTIC (DID I SPELL THAT RIGHT? LOL!!!) HE HAS A WEB SITE AT JUANITOCASTILLO.NET WITH HIS STORY. I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS SOMETHING FRESH IN AN OTHERWISE SLOW CONJUNTO MARKET.
FRANK DIAZ
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