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A NIGHT OF CONJUNTO: Three-day festival kicks off with strong showing

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Some people love rock, rap, pop or even the more traditional musical standards such as blues and jazz. But for folks like the Baldenegros of Santa Rosa, California – there’s only conjunto. Manuel and Pauline Baldenegro were among hundreds who flooded Plaza de San Benito on Stenger Street to …

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Conjunto Fest 2013 draws over 3,000

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The 22nd Annual Conjunto Festival, hosted by the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, was held in San Benito over the weekend to its largest crowd yet, organizers have said. “In comparison to previous years, this has got to be the most successful in terms of participants,” said Rogelio …

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22nd Annual Conjunto Festival on tap

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center is prepping its 22 Annual Conjunto Festival, scheduled from Friday to Sunday, Oct. 18 to 20. Expected to perform are 17 conjunto outfits featuring Karisma kicking off Friday at 6 p.m.; Ole Treviño y Los Imposibles goes on at 7 p.m., Eddie …

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