Los Lobos

Together for over 50 years, Los Lobos have built an impressive legacy. In between 100-plus concerts a year for five decades running – amassing millions of fans in the process – Los Lobos have released 17 studio albums, seven live records, three compilations, two EPs, and two feature videos. Through this output, the band has garnered four Grammys, an Austin City Limits Hall of Fame induction, the ALMA Ritchie Valens Pioneer Award, NEA and Hispanic Heritage Foundation Honors, Congressional recognitions, and numerous “Keys to the City” and “Los Lobos Day” celebrations. Beyond the accolades, and the source of it all, is heart. Los Lobos have dedicated their off-stage time to helping others, working for peace and justice. Their compositions have transformed the hard cries from the East L.A. barrio into songs of hope, tales of common folk finding ways to endure. They were weaned on late-night radio’s soul, R&B, and doo-wop, and cured through the African-American currents of the blues, jazz, and rock ‘n’ roll. As proud Chicanos, their songs have always glistened with the distillation from their Mexican and Latin American roots—nourished by Norteña and rancheras, buoyed by bolero and cumbias, soaring on the rhythms of son huasteco and son jarocho. Los Lobos have helped spread the rich diversity of cultures across every continent, throughout the global community. Kids in Antwerp now know about Aztlán. Residents of Luxor and Ghana are crooning Lalo Guerrero. People from Laos and Bulgaria are belting “La Bamba”—all thanks to Los Lobos as cultural ambassadors. Los Lobos are David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Jr., Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano, Steve Berlin.