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Los Cenzontles | |
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Background information | |
Origin | San Pablo, California, United States |
Genres | Mexican folk, chicano rock, Mexican son, son jarocho, ranchera, traditional mariachi |
Years active | 1989 - Present |
Members | Eugene Rodriguez Fabiola Trujillo Lucina Rodriguez Emiliano Rodriguez |
Website | http://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.