Latino arts, history and culture
Juan Tejeda is music director of the San Antonio Conjunto Music Festival held each year and sponsored by the Guadalupe Cultural Center. Now in its 30th year, the festival brings together Conjunto … [Read more...]
Conjunto Hueyapan is a jarocho musical group made up of two generations of the Herrera family. Founded in 1973 by Fermín Herrera, the group hails from Oxnard, California and are always is in popular … [Read more...]
Little Joe Hernández may be the foremost innovator of Tejano music, taking elements of the conjunto sound of Santiago Jimenez, Narciso Martinez and big band sound of Beto Villa and elaborating an … [Read more...]
Quetzal is an East Los Angeles band whose music mirrors the social, political and cultural struggles of Latinos in the United States and Latin America. On August 24, 2013 they performed their song … [Read more...]
Delta Groove Music recording artist Los FabuLocos is a Southern California band whose unique sound, "Cali-Mex,"is a fusion of blues, Americana and Chicano soul music. Band members include Jesús … [Read more...]
Los Lobos is the premiere band of East Los Angeles. Formed in 1973, the band has won three Grammys and an international following. Latinopia asked the group's drummer and songwriter, Louie Pérez, how … [Read more...]
Louie Perez Good Morning Aztlán from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Louie Perez is a musician and lead songwriter of the music group Los Lobos as well as an artist. His new book Good Morning Aztlán is a … [Read more...]
Quetzal is an East Los Angeles Chican@ band whose music reflects the social, political and cultural struggles of Latinos in the United States and Latin America. Founded in 1994 by Quetzal Flores, the … [Read more...]
Latinopia Music Eastside Heartbeats Opening from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Tom Waldman and David Reyes wrote Land of a Thousand Dances, about Chicano rock and roll They have gone on to write and … [Read more...]
Latinopia Music Little Joe Musical Influences from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Little Joe Hernández is one of the most innovative Chicano music composer/performers. Born and raised in Temple, Texas, he … [Read more...]
Rubén Martínez is a journalist, author and musician whose recent book “Desert America” chronicles, among other things, the high rate of heroin addiction among Hispanos in New Mexico’s rural … [Read more...]
Cuñao's frontman is Julio Montero. He born in Ecuador and raised in New York city. His music is very much influenced by the Latin American social protest songs of the 1970s. Here he performs his … [Read more...]
Latinopia Music Ruben And the Jets from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara is a Chicano musician, singer, writer and producer. In 1972, a chance meeting with Frank Zappa of The … [Read more...]
Latinopia Music Confessions of a Radical Doo Wop Singer from Latinopia.com on Vimeo.CHICAn Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara is a multi-talented musician, singer, performer, artist, writer and record … [Read more...]
Ruben Guervara is a legendary Chicano rock musician from East Los Angeles who, beside his own music, collaborated with Frank Zapata in the 1970s, creating the rock group, "Ruben & The Jets." He … [Read more...]
Latinopia Music Steve Salas Remembers from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Steve Salas is the versatile singer/performer and co-founder of the celebrated music group, Tierra. As lead singer of Tierra, … [Read more...]
Los Lobos is an internationally acclaimed Chicano rock and roll music group with multiple Grammy awards to their name. Although the group released their first album, "Just Another Band from East L.A." … [Read more...]
Following the success of their album, "The Neighborhood," the East Los Angeles band, Los Lobos, released "Kiko" in 1992. This break-out album was revolutionary in style, form and content and … [Read more...]
El Conjunto Hueyapan is a music group dedicated to the jarocho music tradition that originated in Veracruz, Mexico. Founded in 1973 by Fermín Herrera, A Professor of Nahuatl at California State … [Read more...]
Angela Roa is a Chilean singer and lyricist residing in Los Angeles, California. Her songs are about the Latino experience in the United States and in Latin America. Here she performs an original … [Read more...]
David Garza is a truly original song writer and singer from Austin, Texas. His songs are sparse, emotive and his lyrics are evocative and full of nuance and meaning. Latinopia filmed him at an outdoor … [Read more...]
