What was Polinos contribution to Conjunto music?
Polino Bernal started in the right direction of progressions of Conjunto and vocals, ’cause he added trio instead of just duets. Conjunto is known more for duets singing, so he modernized the Conjunto sound. What is the role of Tony LaRosa? Progressive, but more hard-core Conjunto more danceable Conjunto. What about you? What are you are trying to do? I started making Conjunto more progressive because of the versatility that I believe in. I believe that versatile things are more important then the same traditional scene. When I was in my teens, I used to tune into American music – to country. I used to listen to rock and roll when rock and roll started. So I decided, Hey, I think it’s good to change it a little, and instead of just that Conjunto sound – it’s still going to be Conjunto, but it’s going to sound a little more rock-ish , more jazzier and more bilingual. I believe that bilingual music is more interesting, so people know what the song is about. When you were young, did you g
