Conjunto
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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- 1 A small Latin American musical ensemble, mainly in Mexico and Cuba. countable
"In 1962, he joined Eddie Palmieri’s seminal band, La Perfecta, which challenged the big band scene with a smaller, conjunto lineup that called for fewer players and more improvisation."
- 2 The style of music played by such groups. uncountable
"[…] conjunto is also evolving as a popular-music style. Younger musicians who once rejected conjunto and the accordion in the 1970s and 1980s, or those musicians who stopped performing due to lack of interest in conjunto, have […]"
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More examples"Maelo was born in Santurce, the largest neighborhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1931. He worked as a shoeshiner and construction worker while playing music. He began playing percussion for Conjunto Monterrey de Munchito Muley in 1948 before singing with the Orquesta Panamericana in 1952. Maelo was the lead singer for Cortijo y su Combo from 1954 to 1962, performing music like bomba and plena with Rafael Cortijo on radio and television. These were Afro Puerto Rican musical genres, and Maelo was the first Black singer to appear singing on national television in Puerto Rico."