Narciso Martinez

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Narciso Martinez

acc, b, 1911-1992 US, Reynosa
Musician of Latin, World and Folk

Narciso Martínez (October 29, 1911 in Reynosa, Mexico – June 5, 1992 in San Benito, Texas), given the nickname, El Huracan del Valle ("The Hurricane of the Valley"), by a furniture dealer and talent broker nameed Enrique Valentin, began recording in 1935 (or 1936) and is the father of conjunto music. The Spanish word conjunto means 'group' and in El Valle de Tejas that means accordion, bajo sexto, and contrabajo (string bass, known locally also as "el tololoche"). The same year, he and Santiago recorded the polka “La Chicharronera” and the schottishche “El Tronconal” for Bluebird Records.

Instruments

Accordion
Bass

Genres

Latin
World
Folk
Jazz
Blues

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Father Of The Texas-Mexican Conjunto	Narciso Martinez	1993	Compil.
El Huracan Del Valle Volume 2	Narciso Martinez	1989	Compil.
Texas-Mexican Border Music Vol. 10 - El Huracan Del Valle (1936-37)	Narciso Martinez	1978	Compil.
El Senderito Schottis / Alice Y San Diego Schottis	Narciso Martinez	1946	Album
Flor Marchita Schottis / Concha Perdida Polka	Narciso Martinez	1946	Album
El Lucero / La Chinita	Narciso Martinez	1938	Album
Pachuca Blues	Beto Villa Y Su Orquesta ,Con Narciso Martinez		Album
Ausencia	Narciso Martinez		Album
El Tecolote / El Carrejo	Narciso Martinez		Single
Vida Infausta / La Carta	Las Abajenas Con el conjunto de Narciso Martinez		Album
La Marabella / El Caballito	Narciso Martinez		Album
Recuerdo / Labios De Coral	Narciso Martinez		Album

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