5th Annual Arhoolie Awards winner - Santiago Jiménez, Jr.

The Arhoolie Awards honor musicians, organizations, and individuals who carry on and uplift tradition-based music. Meet 5th Annual Arhoolie Award winner Santiago Jiménez Jr. comes from a family of accordion players and has maintained the traditional style of Tejano conjunto for over 60 years. Faithful to the music of his father Don Santiago Jiménez, Santiago Jr. is a traditional music leader and teacher He. first recorded for Arhoolie in 1982 and has remained a friend ever since. For a look at all of the award recipients, visit: arhoolie.org/a...
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[@herbbirdsfoot]

Awesome! I’m looking forward to the awards event in April! What’s the name of the song Santiago plays at the end of the video? It sounds very familiar …

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Viva Seguin. See you at the show!

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[@MyLifeMyworld-sy6ts]

My grandpa Eddie Jimenez senior takes the word of God with him cause my grandpa never died salvation of enternal Life cause he raised the son of man and music Mexicano of not bloodline holy spirit of truth gets respect John Christopher Espinoza the truth blasphemy against the holy I will not forgive San Antonio Texas tango love and his wife Virginia Jimenez and you have to get through me john Christopher Espinoza the truth and the way for which all that i see have committed blasphemy against the holy Spirit only my family that is born in haven knows the truth holy spirit of truth and sister Jennifer Jade Ortiz. And great grandparents of both Eddie and virgin's Jimenez ancestry.