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Los Cenzontles "both honors and upends traditional Mexican music, tapping deep roots as it flowers into something completely new, and distinctly American."- New York Times
"A rousing call for bi-cultural pride."- National Geographic
"Los Cenzontles is a factory of culture."- NPR, Morning Edition
Los Cenzontles brings traditional music into the modern age. The entire history of their people comes to the stage with them, taking the old country ways into the city streets and a new century. The real deal -- living culture.- Joel Selvin, SF Chronicle
"Marrying Mexican musical traditions to electricity."- SF Weekly
"Los Cenzontles' gutsy rhythms and delightful voices reinvigorated my love of Mexican music."- Linda Ronstadt
They're rocking up at the little joint in San Pablo, California, where Los Cenzontles hang out. Check out this record (American Horizon) - sounds like the young folks put some heat on the old timers."
ABOUT LOS CENZONTLES
Los Cenzontles is a group of musicians and dancers that digs deeply into their Mexican cultural roots to promote tradition, pride and cultural awareness. Through research, performance, media production and collaborations, the group has played a leading role in the roots revival in the US and Mexico since 1989.
Los Cenzontles perform rancheras, boleros and many varieties of Mexican son including those from the traditional mariachi of Jalisco, pirekuas of Indigenous Michoacan and son Jarocho of Veracruz. The group also composes new music in traditional and cross-cultural styles that promote socially conscious messages of cultural awareness.
Los Cenzontles core members teach new generations of tradition bearers at their award winning cultural academy. They have released 23 CDs, three full-length documentaries and hundreds of digital videos. Based in Northern California, Los Cenzontles have injected a Mexican voice into the global roots dialogue by collaborating with musicians of diverse world roots cultures that include: Los Lobos, Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, The Chieftains, Julian González Saldaña (Jalisco, Mexico), Atilano López Patricio (Michoacan, Mexico), Andrés Vega Del_n (Veracruz, Mexico), Lazaro Ros (Cuba), Gregorio Hernandez Rios "El Goyo" (Cuba), Santiago Jimenéz, Jr. and Los Texmaniacs, San Antonio, Texas.
