When it comes to the musical legacy of Corpus Christi, some familiar names may pop up. There’s presenter Johnny Canales or, of course, the Queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla-Perez, among others.
And while such figures continue to loom large in the city, visitors particularly to the downtown area may encounter the influence of an artist who has had an outsized impact on Corpus Christi’s creative output the last few years.
Dusty Oliveira, perhaps better known by the moniker “El Dusty,” bridges the sounds of the past and present with his blend of Latin Grammy-nominated cumbia electronica…