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Las Cafeteras is a Chicano band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music fuses spoken word and folk music, with traditional Son jarocho and zapateado dancing.

History

The band started out as students of the Eastside Café, a community space in El Sereno, Los Angeles, where they took Son Jarocho classes. Influenced by music from Veracruz, Mexico and eager to teach others about it, they started formally playing in 2005. Since forming, they have shared the stage with artists such as, Caifanes, Lila Downs, Juanes, Ozomatli, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Their namesake derives from the organization where they took classes. To honor women, they feminized their group name by naming themselves Las Cafeteras, rather than Los Cafeteros.

Las Cafeteras' songs have themes and references that range from the Civil Rights Movement, United Farm Workers, DREAM Act, immigration reform to female homicides in Ciudad Juárez. Their song, "La Bamba Rebelde", a remake of The traditional Mexican song from the state of Veracruz "La Bamba", denotes their Chicano pride. They say that they construct their music as a tool for creating positive change and inspiring others to do so.

Band members

• Daniel French – vocals, jarana, MC
• David Flores — requinto jarocho
• Denise Carlos – vocals, jarana, zapateado, glockenspiel
• Jose Cano — cajón, Native American flute, harmonica
• Hector Flores – vocals, zapateado
• Leah Gallegos – vocals, quijada, zapateado

Past members

• Annette Torres — marimbol, zapateado

Discography

• Live at Mucho Wednesdays (2009)
• It's Time (2012)
• Tastes Like L.A. (2017)

References

1. "Full Biography". MTV Networks. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
2. El Sereno Eastside Café Website
3. San Roman, Gabriel (December 18, 2015). "Las Cafeteras Accused By Former Bandmate Of Being Sexist Sellouts". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
4. ^ Johnson, Reed (October 27, 2012). "Las Cafeteras says it nows --and you know – "It's Time"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
5. "Las Cafeteras". Folklore, Inc. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
6. Romero Mata, José (November 4, 2012). "Las Cafeteras presentan su primer álbum con son jarocho". La Opinion. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
7. Yáñez, Alonso (November 3, 2012). "La Bohemia: Las Cafeteras y su misión por un cambio positivo con jarana". Univision. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
8. NPR Staff (September 30, 2012). "Son Jarocho, The Sound Of Veracruz". NPR. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
9. Tompkins Rivas, Pilar (January 2, 2013). "Las Cafeteras: Crossing Genres to Become Agents of Change". KCET. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

External links

• Las Cafeteras Official Website
• Las Cafeteras on facebook
• Las Cafeteras on Twitter

• Chicano
• Mexican-American culture in Los Angeles
• Latin music groups
• Music of Latin America
• Musical groups from Los Angeles
• Musical groups established in 2005
• El Sereno, Los Angeles
• American musicians of Mexican descent
• Hispanic and Latino American musicians