The 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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riodanceparty
Festival audiences enjoy conjunto-style polka dancing at the Río Dance Party.
Photo by Hugh Talman

riodanceparty2
Amadeo Flores y su Conjunto perform for an evening dance party
Photo by Hugh Talman

bajosexto
David Champion, Program Director at the Narciso Martínez Cultural Center in San Benito, Texas, demonstrates the technique and sound of the bajo sexto.
Photo by Lee Bickerstaff

accordiontuning
Amadeo Flores demonstrates how to tune an accordion.
Photo by Lee Bickerstaff

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