International Accordion & Bajo Sexto Friends
Italy
Glenn Alessi and his group
The Dirksen Family - Aruba
This picture is of Frank Dirksen (accordion) and his family at the folk festival held in Aruba, Caribbean called the Dande. It is a tradition that has be held for over a hundred years in which at the beginning of the year (Jan 1st) a group of musicians go from door to door and wish the families a Happy New Year. Frank’s family are all musicians including his wife who plays the cuarta, a small guitar instrument. His 8 year old son also plays the button accordion.
Pedro Torrez - Macedonia Originally from Lubbock, Texas, Pedro now resides in Europe. He is most comfortable with the bajo quinto and plans to open his own music production company when he moves back to the states. He has a couple custom bajos that he will share with us shortly. |
Santiago, Chile Our good friend Alex Marcelo and his group Los Rancheros de Rio Grande are from Santiago, Chile. "El acordeon es nuestra pacion" dice Alex. The accordion is our passion according to Alex. From left to right: Alex Contreras(bajo), Augusto Galleguillos(guitarra y voz), Juan Contreras(acordión y voz) y Rafael "Chochi" Vargas(bateria).Website: Click here - Contact: alexrancheros@hotmail.com
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Los Gallos - Paris France Coming all the way from Paris, France, Los Gallos de Paris are a testament to the power of conjunto music. Not only does it transcend cultural differences, but it brings them together without losing any of its essence. Individually Los Gallos bring a multitude of musical knowledge and styles; from classical to jazz to Cajun to conjunto. Los Gallos have recently recorded their first CD and will be available for sale. Manolo Gonzalez (bajo quinto), Thierry "Carpintero" Carpentier (accordion), David "Cajun" Rolland (bass guitar), and Russel Hoag (drums). Contact info, Victoria Garcia (210) 225-5989. Web-site: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/thierry.carpentier/losgallos.html. |
Kenji "El Gato" Katsube - Japan Indeed a remarkable man who dedicated his life to the art of conjunto. He embraced the music with all of his heart and soul and in return the conjunto community embrased him as a son. Que en paz descanses hermano.......We will never forget you. |
To all our international friends, please send us your picture and bio.
