Letting Music Pave The Way
The Influence of Our Past into Music On the most recent segment of Latino USA, titled "How I Made It: Las Cafeteras," host Maria Hinojas sits down with some members of the band. Las Cafeteras are a band out of East LA that met while doing community services. As they began playing at a cafe, they discovered Son Jarocho, which is a traditional Afro-Mexican genre of music from Veracruz. "Las Cafeteras made a name for themselves with their politically charged lyrics," speaking out against the "realities they see everyday in their communities" (Latino USA 2:30-2:50). The Las Cafeteras band members I really enjoyed how they explained that "the music [they] create is influenced by the way [they] grew up." (Latino USA 4:50-4:55). I personally love to make music, and expressing myself into beats and music is something I can relate to doing daily. Music as a Language After reading a separate article about the impact of Steven Loza ...