Music & Taco FestivalTropicália
An international eclectic curated lineup & all you can eat tacos hosted by East Los spitfire comedian Felipe Esparza Brenton Wood, The Delfonics, King Krule, Ginuwine, Celso Piña, Las Cafeteras, Cuco, Thee Commons & more!!, Jhené AikoLos Tigres del Norte, Café Tacvba (Mexico), Chicano Batman, Kali Uchis, Ivy Queen (Puerto Rico), Wanda Jackson, Os Mutantes (Brasil) and Ivy Queen (Puerto Rico) #Tropicalia November 11, 2017 in...
Las Cafeteras at VPAC: a political movement disguised as a musical theater
Don’t call Las Cafeteras a band. Call them a constructive political movement disguised as a musical theater with a history lesson attached. That was very much evident in their spectacular performance Friday, December 9th at the beautiful Valley Performing Arts Center at California State University Northridge. The eight band members, guest singer Maria del Pilar, two dance groups, a choreographer, several costume changes a multi-media...
Latinos Rock, EastLos rules. Las Cafeteras comes home.
The US Census predicts that by 2020 one out of every three North Americans will be Latino. Ground zero for this demographic earthquake is East Los Angeles – EastLos to locals – a bubbling cauldron of musical creativity and political energy that is emerging as a national force by fusing American Latin Music and the movement for social justice. The power and joy of that fusion was on full display Saturday night at LA’s venerable El...
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