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Biography
Unreferenced|date=December 2006 Narciso Martínez (October 29, 1911 in Reynosa – June 5, 1992 in San Benito ), dubbed early on, El Huracan del Valle ("The Hurricane of the Valley"), began recording in 1936, on October& nbsp;21 precisely, and is the father of conjunto music. The Spanish word conjunto means 'group' and in Rio Grande Valley|El Valle de Tejas that means accordion , bajo sexto , and Double bass|contrabajo (string bass, known locally also as " el tololoche ").
Don Narciso, the first widely successful conjunto recording artist, made hundreds of recordings of mostly instrumental dance tunes emphasizing the melody side of the accordion and leaving the bass parts to his bajo sexto player, Santiago Almeida . This established a new sound, which is quickly identifiable as Texas-Mexican Conjunto Music.
Narciso Martinez is the recipient of the National Heritage Award for his contributions to one of the United States' important ethnic traditions. He recorded for IDEAL Records and Paco Betancourt in San Benito, Texas , as well as large American labels. He died in 1992.
Discography
The Father of Texas-Mexican Conjunto – December 1, 2003
Persondata | NAME = Martinez, Nariciso | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Recorded in 1936 for Blue Bird Records one week before the now famous Robert Johnson. Also recorded under the name Louisiana Pete.
| DATE OF BIRTH = October 29, 1911 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico | DATE OF DEATH = June 5, 1992 | PLACE OF DEATH = San Benito, Texas, USA
DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Nariciso Category:1911 births Category:Mexican emigrants to the United States Category:American musicians of Mexican descent Category:People from Texas Category:1992 deaths Category:Tejano musicians
