Agapito Zuñiga:  A Pioneer of Conjunto Music Genre

Agapito was honored when he was inducted to the 8th Annual Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame on November 29, 2008.  Considered a conjunto music pioneer, he shared the limelight with four other outstanding conjunto music pioneers:  Jesus "Chuy" De Leon, Bene Medina, Pepe Maldonado, and Benny Layton. 

The Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum's mission is "dedicated to preserving, promoting, documenting, archiving and permanently displaying the history of Texas conjunto regional folk music for the benefit of generations to come."  Conjunto music is a unique genre of American music enjoyed by many--young and old.  Other conjunto pioneers inducted in the Hall of Fame in previous years include:  Narciso Martinez, Santiago Almedia, Pedro Ayala, Santiago "Flaco" Jimenez, Valerio Longoria, Paulino Bernal, Ruben Vela, Gilbert Perez, Freddy Gomez, Mingo Saldivar, and Domingo Peña (Avila, 2008; 8th annual Texas conjunto music induction awards). 

Agapito and his family commend the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum's Board of Directors, as well as everyone who took part in making the celebration a successful reality and the hard work and dedication in carrying out its mission statement. 

  Agapito Zuñiga

Inducted to the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame (2008)

A memorable evening