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Las Cafeteras
12+ albums
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Las Cafeteras says it knows — and you know — 'It's Time' Las Cafeteras, the dynamic L.A. son jarocho band, releases 'It's Time' on Tuesday, and it includes 'La Bamba Rebelde,' a timely take on a classic. October 27, 2012|By Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times The new interpretation of "La Bamba" sung by the dynamic young L.A. band Las Cafeteras isn't your abuelito's version of the classic Mexican folk tune. Nor is it Ritchie Valens' 1958 hit rendition, or Los Lobos' smash 1987 remake. So what's different about Las Cafeteras' "La Bamba Rebelde" (The Rebel La Bamba), which appears on the group's just-issued CD "It's Time"? For starters, there are the punchy, quasi-hip-hop vocal cadences that overlay the traditional instrumental matrix of 10-string jarana and four-string requinto guitars known as son jarocho. Then there are the very L.A., very timely lyrical updates. "It's the rebel 'La Bamba' that I will sing because we are Chicanos of East L.A., ay, arriba!" the brassy lead female vocalist declares on the track. "I don't believe in borders! I will cross them!" Moments later, a male singer gives a proud shout-out to his San Gabriel Valley roots, while yet another voice chimes in to denounce "leyes racistas" (racist laws). MUSIC REVIEWS: The latest album and live reviews That kind of politically cognizant attitude-to-burn propels "It's Time," which will be released digitally on Tuesday. "I think music has to be relevant," jarana player Daniel French said during a recent interview
