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Still Kicking! by Santiago Jimenez, Jr.

After 60 years of writing and recording thousands of songs in San Antonio, a 2015 National Medal of Arts Award presented to him by then-President Barack Obama, and two Grammy nominations, it is hard to fathom which roads, or “calles,” Santiago, Jr. has yet to travel down. For his new album, Still Kicking!, El Chief (as he is also known) selected songs with an authentic San Antonio sound, capturing the hard-driving conjunto music that was at its peak in the early 1960s.

This is the first release off of Jesse Dayton’s Hardcharger Records label, and Santiago Jimenez, Jr.'s first new album in over a decade. Produced by Garrett T. Capps, featuring ​​GRAMMY Award-winning Max Baca on bajo sexto and Noel Hernandez on tololoche (upright bass), both from the band Los Texmaniacs.

Tracklist
1.El Chisme2:47
2.Al Mirar Tu Cara3:39
3.Juzgan Mi Vida4:12
4.Brincando Cercas3:06
5.Maria Te Quiero3:03
6.Pedro La Hace Y Juan La Paga3:28
7.Con Que Me Pagas3:11
8.Como Una Granada2:56
9.Destino Marcado3:17
10.Que Chulos Ojos2:45
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released May 20, 2022
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Santiago Jimenez Jr. hails from a long lineage of groundbreaking musicians, and after decades of writing and recording, and two Grammy nominations, it's hard to fathom which roads, or “calles,” he has yet to travel down. For his new album, 'Still Kicking!,' Santiago selected songs with an authentic San Antonio sound, capturing the hard driving conjunto music popularized in the early 1960s.

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