Norteño, also known as música norteña or conjunto, is a style of music that developed in South Texas and Northern Mexico. In South Texas the style was known as conjunto. This style of music is the main ancestor of Tejano music. This category embraces all the different syles of music, artists, and songs that feature the basic instruments of the style, the diatonic button accordion and the bajo sexto guitar. These include but are not limited to the following styles of music and songs: música norteña, norteño, conjunto, orquesta, ranchera, corridos, quebradita, tambora, huapango, and norticumbia.
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- PBS: Accordion Dreams - All About Conjunto Television program about the style of music.
- The Roots of Tejano and Conjunto Music Music excerpts, liner notes, and photographs from Arhoolie Records.
- South Texas Conjunto Association Information about a non-profit, educational organization that teaches about the origins of conjunto music of South Texas.
- Música fronteriza - Border Music By Manuel Peña. Research article on the music of the Mexican/US border.
- Yo soy de aqui Photographs of Central Texas conjunto accordion players.
- Conjunto 101: An Unofficial Primer Includes origins, instruments, and development of the style of music.
- Narcocorrido: A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns, and Guerrillas Detailed description of this book about the corrido music style, and the Mexican culture.
- Handbook of Texas Online: Música Norteña History of the style of music.
- Handbook of Texas Online: Texas-Mexican Conjunto History of the style of music.
- Grito Radio An online Tejano music radio station.