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Chicano rock, also called chicano fusion, is rock music performed by Mexican American groups or music with themes derived from Chicano culture. Chicano Rock, to a great extent, does not refer to any single style or approach. Some of these groups do not sing in Spanish at all, or use many specific Latin instruments or sounds.
Brown-eyed soul, also referred to as Chicano soul, Hispanic soul, or Latino soul, is soul music & rhythm & blues (R&B) performed in the United States mainly by Hispanic Latinos and Chicanos in Southern California, East Los Angeles, and San Antonio (Texas) during the 1960s, continuing through to the early 1980s. [1]
Chicano rock is rock music performed by Chicano groups or music with themes derived from Chicano culture. There are two undercurrents in Chicano rock. One is a devotion to the original rhythm and blues roots of Rock and roll including Ritchie Valens, Sunny and the Sunglows, and ? and the Mysterians.
Ersi Arvizu, (born September, 1948) is an American singer and composer who was famous in the 1960s as part of The Sisters, the first girl-group singing and recording Chicano rock music. Until 1970 she was the lead singer of El Chicano. She is notable for her contribution to Chicano music.
Mar. 31—A musical group hailing from East L.A. will be showcasing their culture to folks in the Ozark Mountain region. Las Cafeteras — the coffee pots in Spanish — began as a group of ...
It’s a pioneering Chicano sound that's an up-tempo hybrid of the many genres he grew up hearing in both Spanish and English: Mexican conjunto norteño, country, blues, rock, big band, cumbia ...
Chicano rap derives from American rap which bases its music on drum beats, jazz music, and bass amongst others. Early influences for Chicano rap include "oldies", funk music and later incorporated conjunto and banda. [5] Stemming from a long culture of mestizaje, Chicano rap uses samples from a wide range of music. Chicano can differentiate ...
Chicano music historian Gene Aguilera recalls being "glued up" to his little transistor radio as a teen, listening to Wood's "Gimmie Little Sign" mixed in with the Beatles and the Supremes on KRLA ...