Los Hermanos Ayala
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Los Hermanos Ayala was an American
conjunto
group from South Texas
. Sons to Pedro Ayala
El Monarca del Acordeon, Los Hermanos Ayala consisted of Pedro Ayala Jr., Ramon Ayala
, and Emilio Ayala.
United States
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conjunto
Conjunto
Conjunto literally translates as "group," and is regionally accepted in Texas as defining a genre of music that was born out of south Texas at the end of the 19th Century, after German settlers introduced the button accordion. The bajo sexto has come to accompany the button accordion and is...
group from South Texas
South Texas
South Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas that lies roughly south of and including San Antonio. The southern and western boundary is the Rio Grande River, and to the east it is the Gulf of Mexico. The population of this region is about 3.7 million. The southern portion of this region is...
. Sons to Pedro Ayala
Pedro Ayala
Pedro Ayala , called "El Monarca del Acordeón", was an American accordionist and songwriter from Donna, Texas. Pedro Ayala lead the birth of conjunto music with his distinctive accordion playing, receiving a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship Award for his contribution to...
El Monarca del Acordeon, Los Hermanos Ayala consisted of Pedro Ayala Jr., Ramon Ayala
Ramon Ayala
Ramon Ayala is a bajo sexto player from Donna, Texas, who currently resides in the Rio Grande Valley. He is the son of Pedro Ayala. His progressive style and technique has earned him the 2009 Bajo Sexto Player of the Year Award from the South Texas Conjunto Association. In 2009 he celebrated his...
, and Emilio Ayala.