El Chicano News

The San Jose Mariachi and Latin Music Festival kicked into high gear Friday at the Montgomery Theater with a diverse evening of entertainment headlined by Ersi Arvizu, the East L.A. diva recently rediscovered ...

While his own recordings have taken an unexpected literary turn, guitarist-musicologist Ry Cooder has trained his attention as a producer on the rediscovery of Latina vocalist Ersi Arvizu, one of the forgotten ...

The past becomes the present on Thursday when Rufus, Tierra, Thee Midniters, Brenton Wood and El Chicano perform as part of the Latin Soul Legends Live.

Ry Cooder's one of a threatened species: a bona fide Los Angeleno. That native status has doubtless fueled his passion for local culture and history - a passion he provocatively indulged on three albums he ...

El Chicano Rocks On! - After all these years, 'band' of friends from East LA - El Chicano - still keepin' it real.

ERSI ARVIZU, Friend for Life : Produced by Ry Cooder, this romantic tribute to East LA soul and rock is also a resurrection.

On Sunday at the Greek Theatre, a reunited El Chicano showed that the band is worthy of renewed attention as one of the most accomplished exponents of the Eastside sound.

While East L.A. singer Ersi Arvizu's first album in more than 30 years, Friend For Life, comes with the imprimatur of Buena Vista guru Ry Cooder's production, Arvizu's rich, husky voice is the real draw.

“Carlos [Santana] was Latin rock, and we were a Latin rock orchestra.”

The early 1970s was a heady time for Latino rock. Santana had already blazed the trail, establishing the rhythm-rooted context for Carlos' incisive guitar work on their first album, then adding Spanish-language ... via Bohemian.com