Title: Flaco & Max: Legends & Legacies Artist: Flaco Jimenez & Max Baca Label: Smithsonian Folkways Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093074056929 Genre: Latin Pop/Rock Release Date: 2014-02-25 Number of Discs: 1
In the world of accordion-driven Tejano conjunto music, Grammy award winners Flaco Jimenez and Max Baca are at once pillars of the past and forgers of the future. LEGENDS AND LEGACIES spotlights these larger-than-life artists, each an inheritor of a musical legacy from his father and grandfather, and each a dynamic force of musical genius. This recording captures the essential sounds of conjunto tradition with Flaco's 3-row button accordion and Max's deep-pitched bajo sexto. Electric bass and drum kit round out the ensemble.
