Las CAFETERAS HAVE TAKEN THE MUSIC SCENE BY STORM WITH THEIR
INFECTIOUS LIVE PERFORMANCES AND HAVE CROSSED-genre and musical
borders, playing with bands such as Mexican icons Caifanes, Lila
Downs, Colombian superstar Juanes, Los Angeles legends Ozomatli,
folk/indie favorites Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Los Angeles
Philharmonic Orchestra, and most recently with Talib Kweli. Born and
raised east of the Los Angeles river, Las Cafeteras are remixing roots
music and telling modern day stories. Las Cafeteras create a vibrant
musical fusion with a unique East LA sound and positive message. Their
Afro-Mexican beats, rhythms, and rhymes deliver inspiring lyrics that
document stories of a community seeking love and justice in the
concrete jungle of Los Angeles. Using traditional Son Jarocho
instruments like the jarana, requinto, quijada (donkey jawbone) and
tarima (a wooden platform), Las Cafeteras sing in English, Spanish,
and Spanglish and add a remix of sounds, from rock to hip-hop to
rancheras. Las Cafeteras use music as a vehicle to build bridges among
different cultures and communities, and create ‘a world where many
worlds fit’.
LA Times described Las Cafeteras as “uniquely Angeleno mishmash of
punk, hip-hop, beat music, cumbia and rock … live, they’re
magnetic.”
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