Celebrating the stories of Mexican immigrants in music and dance, Las Cafeteras will take the stage at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Las Cafeteras will also ...

A Chicano band from East LA talks about inspiring positive change through music. Las Cafeteras On World Cafe Las Cafeteras On World Cafe Las Cafeteras On World Cafe Las Cafeteras On World Cafe We have ...

Las Cafeteras members Hector Flores and Denise Carlos spent their adolescences chasing the dreams of their immigrant parents. After attending college, they were expected to get married, start families ...

I still remember my first Santa Barbara Bowl show — Seals & Crofts, in 1975. My mom took us to the show. It was called the County Bowl back then, and the bathrooms were much worse. But the vibrant ...

Earlier this year as Las Cafeteras hit the road for their GlobalFest tour, they found themselves in need of a sub on guitar. The perfect person for the job would have to share their spoken word, son ...

¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! (Viva) will open its new season with three free community performances by Las Cafeteras. The shows will be on the following dates: • Friday, Sept. 6, 7 p.m. at Isla ...

A Día de los Muertos ritual of music, dance, and testimony transformed Miner Auditorium into a living ofrenda. Miner Auditorium resembled a communal altar on Halloween, with flickering candles, ...

SONIC ACTIVISM Las Cafeteras began as ‘organizers who wanted to use music as a tool for change, that accidentally became a band.’ (Photo by Yulissa Mendoza) For California, a state with an ever-mixing ...

PORT ANGELES — Hector Flores grew up with soul music and Motown. He loved the mix of Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder — the “sound of young America,” as it was known. Flores ...

You need not be hyper-informed to know that our country is at a crossroads, with many feeling their voices and interests are not represented in government, policy, and general welfare. While some look ...

From Afro-Mexican to Americana, from Soul to Son Jarocho, from Roots to Rock and Hip Hop, Las Cafeteras are a sonic explosion of Afro-Mexican rhythms, electronic beats, and powerful rhymes that ...