Flaco Jiménez & Max Baca - 'Legends & Legacies' [Interview Video]

The music of conjunto artists Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca is steeped in the traditions of their families and region. Acclaimed bajo player Max Baca talks about seeing fellow GRAMMY winner and accordionist Flaco Jiménez for the first time and Jiménez's huge influence on him as a child. The pair sat down for a late-night interview with Smithsonian Folkways Director Daniel Sheehy before the recording sessions for their album 'Legends & Legacies.' Produced by Charles Weber and Daniel Sheehy 'Flaco & Max: Legends & Legacies' is available on CD and Digital. Stream/download/purchase: Smithsonian Folkways: http://www.folkways.si.edu/flaco-jime... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4zhf7a... In the world of accordion-driven Tejano conjunto music, GRAMMY award-winners Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca are at once pillars of the past and forgers of the future. 'Legends and Legacies' spotlights these larger-than-life artists, each an inheritor of a musical legacy from his father and grandfather, and each a dynamic force of musical genius. This recording captures the essential sounds of conjunto tradition with Flaco’s 3-row button accordion and Max’s deep-pitched bajo sexto. Electric bass and drum kit round out the ensemble. En el mundo del acordeon-manejado por los conjuntos de musica Tejana, los ganadores del premio Grammy Flaco Jimenez y Max Baca son a la vez los pilares del pasado y los forjadores del futuro. Legends and Legacies destaca estos impresionantes artistas, cada uno heredero de un legado musical de sus padres y sus abuelos, como también con una fuerza dinámica de su genio musical. Esta grabación captura los sonidos esenciales del conjunto tradicion con el acordeon de botones en tres filas del Flaco y el profundo punteo del bajo sexto de Max. El Bajo eléctrico y la batería completan el conjunto. Flaco Jiménez Facebook:   / flacojimenezofficial   Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu Facebook:   / smithsonianfolkwaysrecordings   Twitter:   / folkways   Instagram:   / smithsonianfolkways   The content and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian Institution copyright and privacy policy (www.si.edu/copyright). Smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time.