conjunto
conjunto noun: a small Latin American musical ensemble, mainly in Mexico and Cuba.
Noun
conjunto (countable and uncountable, plural conjuntos)
- A small Latin American musical ensemble, mainly in Mexico and Cuba.
- In 1962, he joined Eddie Palmieri’s seminal band, La Perfecta, which challenged the big band scene with a smaller, conjunto lineup that called for fewer players and more improvisation.2009 April 13, A. E. Velez, “Manny Oquendo, Latin Band Leader and Stylistic Innovator, Dies at 78”, in New York Times
- The style of music played by such groups.
- […] conjunto is also evolving as a popular-music style. Younger musicians who once rejected conjunto and the accordion in the 1970s and 1980s, or those musicians who stopped performing due to lack of interest in conjunto, have […]2012, Helena Simonett, The Accordion in the Americas, page 99
Forms of conjunto
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Questions about conjunto
- What does conjunto mean?
- Conjunto means a small Latin American musical ensemble, mainly in Mexico and Cuba.
- What part of speech is conjunto?
- Conjunto is a noun.
- What is the plural of conjunto?
- The plural of conjunto is conjuntos.
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