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We're going to Glasgow...
2009-11-07
We've been invited to perform with The Chieftains and Ry Cooper at Celtic Connections in January. The festival is Scotland's permiere winter music festival. The folks over at Celtic Connections summed things up this way:
"Celtic Connections is delighted to present another first. This time we have persuaded Irish legends, The Chieftains, to invite some very special friends to join them in a musical celebration that links the music of Ireland with Mexico and the southern United States.

Appearing with the band tonight will be revered US musician, producer and composer Ry Cooder and the Mexican five piece Los Cenzontles. In the hands of masters like these you can expect remarkable musicianship rooted in a vibrant tradition, spectacular dance and elegant song."
Want more details? Check out the event details at Celtic Connections.
Los Cenzontles releases their 18th Album!
2009-10-10
We've just released our newest album - American Horizons. We teamed with Blues legend Taj Mahal and master guitarist David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) to tell this musical story of immigration, work and the American Dream.

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Our videos are featured by YouTube for Cinco de Mayo!
2009-05-05
The Los Cenzontles video channel has been featured on YouTube's homepage as part of their Cinco de Mayo selection.

Check out our videos here: Los Cenzontles Videos or view our YouTube Channel.
Los Cenzontles live on KALW (San Francisco radio station) April 25.
2009-04-15
Los Cenzontles can be heard on A Patchwork Quilt with Kevin Vance at 5pm, April 25th. Tune in!

To listen live just click: http://webclust1.liquidcompass.cc/sos4stnrd/audio_player.php?id=KVON
Catch Los Cenzontles live on KVON Radio 1440AM, Thursday, March 12
2009-03-05
Los Cenzontles will speak with Sandra Gonzalez, host of Wine Country con Sabor! As Saint Patrick’s Day approaches, Sandra asked Los Cenzontles to talk about the many connections between Mexican culture and that of the Irish.

To listen live just click: http://webclust1.liquidcompass.cc/sos4stnrd/audio_player.php?id=KVON
Los Cenzontles to Perform on West Coast Live December 13th
2008-11-24
Sedge Thomsan has distinguished West Coast Live from any other show on public radio by interviewing the most original, outrageous, and thought-provoking artists based on the West Coast. West Coast Live's musical focus is on American and Western roots music; music derived from styles invented or developed here, and kept alive by local traditions rather than music videos. Some of the better-known acts to appear on the show are Ben Harper, Lyle Lovett, Taj Mahal, and The Neville Brothers.

You can hear Los Cenzontles on West Coast Live, December 13th. Check the following link to find your local station and listen to Los Cenzontles live 10am-noon, http://www.wcl.org/affiliates.html
Los Cenzontles is NPR “The World’s” Global Hit Pick for Today
2008-11-19
For today's Global Hit, The World's Marco Werman introduces Eugene Rodriguez and his band, Los Cenzontles. From NPR: "This Bay Area group is about a lot more than fusing Mexican and American music...in fact it's a front band for a community arts center created to help Mexican-American immigrant kids stay out of trouble."
CD Release Party at Yoshi’s in Oakland, a HUGE Success
2008-11-13
On stage with legendary David Hidalgo and special guests Pete Sears, Carlos Moreno, Dave Bautista and our Los Cenzontles Banda, it was a true San Francisco Bay Area jam session! We want to take this time to thank Diane Sanchez and Sherwood Chen for their leadership with the Fund for Artists of the East Bay Community Foundation. Their support made the creation of “Songs of Wood & Steel” possible, and we are so grateful.
New Album “Songs of Wood and Steel” is Out Now!
2008-10-21
Los Cenzontles’ newest album, “Songs of Wood and Steel” is available NOW!

“Songs of Wood and Steel” mines and fuses Mexico’s musical treasures with rock and blues. Songs mix banda Sinaloense with jam rock; mariachi ranchera with blues; and son Jarocho with modern rock. Using folk instruments such as the jarana, requinto, vihuela, guitarron alongside electric keyboards, guitars and drums Los Cenzontles and David Hidalgo dig deeply into roots music to create never before heard cultural fusions.

A wonderful new collaboration with … traditionally minded Mexican-American folk music spiked with Lobos' adventurous brand of modern rock. -- Mikael Wood, LA Weekly
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