Los Cenzontles

Los Cenzontles
Los Cenzontles perform at the Library of Congress in 2019
Los Cenzontles perform at the Library of Congress in 2019
Background information
OriginSan Pablo, California, United States
GenresMexican folk, chicano rock, Mexican son, son jarocho, ranchera, traditional mariachi
Years active1989 - Present
MembersEugene Rodriguez
Fabiola Trujillo
Lucina Rodriguez
Emiliano Rodriguez
Websitehttp://www.loscenzontles.com

Los Cenzontles (Nahuatl for The Mockingbirds) is a Mexican-American group, cultural arts academy, and media production studio, that promotes Mexican roots music through research, performance, education, musical recordings and videos. They are based in the working-class city of San Pablo, California where they form the core of Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academy, where the members of the group were trained. Los Cenzontles have revived and promoted little known styles of Mexican regional music since 1989. The group has collaborated with numerous artists that include David Hidalgo, Linda Ronstadt, Los Lobos, Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal, Jackson Browne, The Chieftains and Flaco Jimenez, among others. Los Cenzontles has produced 30 tradition-based and cross cultural albums, 4 documentaries, and hundreds of video shorts available on their YouTube channel.