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Albums
  
Treinta Días, Someday New, Buenaventura, Noche Y Citas, El Valor

Profiles

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La Santa Cecilia is a Mexican-American band based in Los Angeles, California who play a blend of many forms of music, including cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros. The name La Santa Cecilia is based upon the patron saint of musicians, Saint Cecilia. For their full-length studio album, Treinta Días, the group won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album in 2014.

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Influences

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La Santa Cecilia’s influence ranges from Cumbia, Afro-Cuban, Bossa Nova, folk, Mariachi, rock, blues, Bolero, Rancheras, Norteñas and jazz. Influential artists include Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Miles Davis, Mercedes Sosa, and Ramon Ayala.

Members

The members of the band include:

  • Marisol "La Marisoul" Hernandez: Lead Singer
  • Jose "Pepe" Carlos: Accordionist and Requinto
  • Miguel "Oso" Ramirez: Percussionist
  • Alex Bendana: Bassist
  • Additional Members:

  • Andres Torres: Drummer
  • Marco Sandoval: Guitarist
  • Discography

  • La Santa Cecilia (2009)
  • Noche y Citas (2010)
  • El Valor (2012)
  • Treinta Días (2013)
  • Someday New (2014)
  • Buenaventura (2016)
  • Videos and documentaries

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    The group's first video was for La Negra. The band released a video for Ice El Hielo, in collaboration with filmmaker Alex Rivera and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. It "portrays the problem of illegal immigration from the perspective of undocumented immigrants."

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    La Santa Cecilia, in collaboration with the Nature Conservancy, urge their fans to conserve water and other natural resources in a video that is part of the Conservancy's All Hands On Earth campaign.

    Performances

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    Their music has been used in television and movies, such as on the “Weeds” television program and TV series "The Bridge" (1-8)

    Songs

    Ice el hieloTreinta Días · 2013
    Como Dios MandaSomeday New · 2014
    MoneditaTreinta Días · 2013

    References

    La Santa Cecilia Wikipedia