Narciso Martínez, known as Narciso Martínez (October 29, – June 5, ), [1] [2] was a Mexican folk musician. His nickname was El Huracan del Valle ("The Hurricane of the Valley"). [3] He began recording in (or ) and is the father of conjunto music.
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Narciso Martínez, known as the “father” of the Texas-Mexican conjunto, began playing accordion and recording in the s. He continued performing into the s. His powerful and fast playing earned him the nickname “Hurricane of the Valley.” Photograph by Clayton T. Shorkey, Texas Music Museum. Narciso Martínez (October 29, 1911 Narciso Martínez, nicknamed “El Huracán del Valle” (the Hurricane of the Valley) for his fast and powerful accordion playing, is acknowledged as the father of conjunto music. He was the genre’s first successful recording artist and the most popular accordion player of his day.
Bio. Narciso "Chicho" Martínez Bio. Narciso "Chicho" Martínez was born October 29, , in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, across the border from McAllen, Texas, in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. His family migrated to Texas when he was still an infant, seeking work in the citrus and vegetable fields of the fertile Rio Grande Valley.
Martínez was born October Narciso Martínez, born in , in Reynosa, Tamalipas, across the Texas-Mexico border, is known as the “father” of the Texas-Mexican conjunto. Upon making his first recording, “La Chicharronera/El tronconal,” with the Bluebird label in , he struck out in a new stylistic direction on his accordion.
Martinez is considered the Narciso "Chicho" Martínez was born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, across the border from McAllen, Texas, in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. His family migrated to Texas when he was still an infant, seeking work in the citrus and vegetable fields of the fertile Rio Grande Valley.
Narciso Martínez, born in 1911, Narciso Martinez was born in in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, but lived most of his life near San Benito, Texas. He was the first successful conjunto artist to record hundreds of recordings.
Narsiso Martinez (b. 1977, Oaxaca, Fellow musician Narciso Martinez recalled attending a dance where Jose Rodriguez, known as “La Bamba,” was playing. Upon spotting Narciso, Jose stopped the dance and told Narciso that he did not want him around because he wanted to guard his tunes for his own recording sessions and accused Narciso of “stealing” his material.