The socal mexican rootsrock and soul band drops by to chat about its new, selftitled album. They are a musical phenomenon that has won a grammy, toured from coast to coast, collaborated with elvis costello, appeared on conan, and most recently shared the stage with led zeppelins john paul jones. Marisol hernandez, the vocalist, and percussionist oso ramirez. They do it one dance step at a time, with cumbias, corridos, elegant mambos and plain old rock n roll. They play a blend of many forms of music, including cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros. The band consists of guitarist gloria estrada, accordionist and requintero jose carlos, bassist alex bendana, percussionist miguel ramirez, drummer hugo vargas and lead vocalist. Over the past decade as a band, the members now feel like family. The children of immigrants, their acclaimed 20 debut album, 20s treinta dias, offered an uptempo. They do it one dance step at a time, with cumbias, corridos. Listenersupported wnyc is the home for independent journalism and courageous conversation on air and online. The groups new, selftitled album is their first allenglish record.
In 20, treinta dias was released and went on to win the grammy for best latin rock album, alternative or urban. They do it one dance step at a time, with cumbias, corridos, elegant. With a captivating voice that sings about love, loss, and everyday struggles, the band has become the voice of a new bicultural generation in the united. The bands sound and story remind us of the tired, but accurate cliche of our society being a melting pot of cultures, languages, foods, histories and musics. The group has come a long way since their busking days on l. Our band member, pepe carlos, was undocumented for 27. Alternativeindie rock mexican traditions indie pop nueva cancion. World cafe the new song and its visuals humorously portray the vacuous nature of something we are constantly immersed in. The band seeks to represent a us bicultural identity, both immersed in modern music but still close to their latin american influences and mexican heritage. Stream the grammywinning bands forthcoming live album.
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