Las Cafeteras
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{{Short description|Chicano band from East Los Angeles, California}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Las Cafeteras
| image_size =
| alias =
| origin = East Los Angeles, California, United States
| genre = {{hlist|Folk|son jarocho|urban son}}
| years_active = 2005–present
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| website = [http://lascafeteras.com/ Official Website]
[https://www.facebook.com/LasCafeteras Las Cafeteras on facebook]
[https://twitter.com/lascafeteras Las Cafeteras on Twitter]
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| current_members = Daniel French
David Flores
Denise Carlos
Jose Cano
Hector Flores
Leah Gallegos
| past_members = Annette Torres
}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.tr3s.com/music/artists/las-cafeteras/|title=Full Biography |publisher=MTV Networks |accessdate=February 9, 2013}}
History
The band started out as students of the Eastside Café,[http://eastsidecafe.org/ El Sereno Eastside Café Website] a community space in El Sereno, Los Angeles, where they took Son Jarocho classes.{{r|OCW 12-18-2015}} Influenced by music from Veracruz, Mexico and eager to teach others about it, they started formally playing in 2005.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2012-oct-27-la-et-ms-las-cafeteras-20121027-story.html |title=Las Cafeteras says it nows --and you know – "It's Time" |work=Los Angeles Times |author=Johnson, Reed |date=October 27, 2012 |access-date=February 9, 2013}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://folkloreproductions.com/artists/global-roots/las-cafeteras/ |title=Las Cafeteras |publisher=Folklore, Inc. |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110101432/http://folkloreproductions.com/artists/global-roots/las-cafeteras/ |archive-date=January 10, 2014 }}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.laopinion.com/Las-Cafeteras-presentan-su-primer-album-con-son-jarocho |title=Las Cafeteras presentan su primer álbum con son jarocho |publisher=La Opinion |author=Romero Mata, José |date=November 4, 2012 |accessdate=January 20, 2013}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://univision34.univision.com/entretenimiento/article/2012-11-03/cafeteras-jarocho-time-cambio |title=La Bohemia: Las Cafeteras y su misión por un cambio positivo con jarana |publisher=Univision |author=Yáñez, Alonso |date=November 3, 2012 |accessdate=January 10, 2013}} Their song, "La Bamba Rebelde", a remake of The traditional Mexican song from the state of Veracruz "La Bamba", denotes their Chicano pride.{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/09/30/161103952/son-jarocho-the-sound-of-veracruz |title=Son Jarocho, The Sound Of Veracruz |publisher=NPR |author=NPR Staff |date=September 30, 2012 |accessdate=January 2, 2013}} They say that they construct their music as a tool for creating positive change and inspiring others to do so.{{cite web |url=http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/los-angeles/las-cafeteras-mexican-folk.html |title=Las Cafeteras: Crossing Genres to Become Agents of Change |publisher=KCET |author=Tompkins Rivas, Pilar |date=January 2, 2013 |accessdate=February 9, 2013}}
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=
Discography
- Live at Mucho Wednesdays (2009)
- It's Time (2012)
- Tastes Like L.A. (2017)
{{Track listing
| title1 = El Chuchumbé
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = Café con Pan
| length2 = 4:21
| title3 = Luna Lovers
| length3 = 5:15
| title4 = El Zapateado
| length4 = 4:06
| title5 = Ya Me Voy
| length5 = 4:55
| title6 = It's Movement Time
| length6 = 3:29
| title7 = La Bamba Rebelde
| length7 = 5:20
| title8 = La Petenera
| length8 = 6:09
| title9 = Mujer Soy
| length9 = 4:56
| title10 = Trajabador Trajabadora
| length10 = 10:51
}}
References
External links
- [http://lascafeteras.com/ Las Cafeteras Official Website]
- [https://www.facebook.com/LasCafeteras Las Cafeteras] on facebook
- [https://twitter.com/lascafeteras Las Cafeteras] on Twitter
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Category:Mexican-American culture in Los Angeles
Category:Music of Latin America
Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles
Category:Musical groups established in 2005
Category:El Sereno, Los Angeles