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.[1]
Las Cafeteras | |
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Origin | East Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Members | Daniel French David Flores Denise Carlos Jose Cano Hector Flores Leah Gallegos |
Past members | Annette Torres |
Website | Official Website Las Cafeteras on facebook Las Cafeteras on Twitter |
The band started out as students of the Eastside Café,[2] a community space in El Sereno, Los Angeles, where they took Son Jarocho classes.[3] Influenced by music from Veracruz, Mexico and eager to teach others about it, they started formally playing in 2005.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[4][7] Their song, "La Bamba Rebelde", a remake of The traditional Mexican song from the state of Veracruz "La Bamba", denotes their Chicano pride.[8] They say that they construct their music as a tool for creating positive change and inspiring others to do so.[9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "El Chuchumbé" | 3:26 |
2. | "Café con Pan" | 4:21 |
3. | "Luna Lovers" | 5:15 |
4. | "El Zapateado" | 4:06 |
5. | "Ya Me Voy" | 4:55 |
6. | "It's Movement Time" | 3:29 |
7. | "La Bamba Rebelde" | 5:20 |
8. | "La Petenera" | 6:09 |
9. | "Mujer Soy" | 4:56 |
10. | "Trajabador Trajabadora" | 10:51 |
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