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Portland! Llegamos! Excited to see you all @polarishallpdx tonight. We’ll be joined by @collar.de.lunas. Tix link in bio. Abrazos!

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🎶 Latin jazz Chicago based band @dossantoschi stopped by the @thelamashack to interview and share new dates on their national tour.

Listen to their new album and catch them in a city near you!

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Building connections with local talent is essential to expanding Boleros De Noche to new audiences. Some of these musicians had played together before; others met for the first time—but they all had one thing in common: they call Chicago home.

Distance made rehearsing ahead of the show challenging, but the chemistry and talent came together beautifully on the Harris Theater stage for an incredible performance with Martha Gonzalez and Marco Antonio Godoy.

🎉 Special shout-out to these Chicago musicians:

Peter Vale, percussion

Chad McCullough, trumpet

Jairo Toloza, bass

Victor Garcia, trumpet

#bolerosdenoche #bdnchicago #chicago #harristheater #community

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Portrait mode. Love seeing all our family and friends on the road. Blessed. Next up @kuumbwajazz tonight!

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WEST COAST! Los Angeles—last night was amazing! Thank you to all the fans, friends, and fam that came out to support. And a special abrazo to our compañera @que.madre & the homie @maddgalaxy for rolling through. NEXT UP: OAKLAND @yoshis_oak. Shouts to @xandao_sound @ereizmusica @ozgood @quetzalmusic @marthartivista @mkngmvs @niecey_cat @adrianmquesada @churchchords76 @otherly_love

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For your Grammy® Consideration • ES AMOR • Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album.

Produced by Grammy Award–winning Beto Martinez and released on @otherly_love , Es Amor is a groove haven—a thrumming balm for hard days. Across ten tracks, tight, intricate arrangements bring son jarocho and cumbia together with psychedelic rock, contemporary jazz, and Afro-Cuban percussion in a distinctly Américan conversation, creating peaks and valleys meant to be met with hips, feet, hands, and hearts.

While writing the title track “Es Amor,” Chávez was struck by a melody that felt strangely familiar; weeks later, he discovered that his father had recorded that melody decades earlier. “Making this album together, each of us bringing our own stories and experiences, I couldn’t help but think of my father, of his melody, of everyone like him, then and now,” Chávez said. “Of people, immigrants, writing and singing love songs in the most brutal of circumstances, amidst power working to deny them their very humanity.” In turn, Dos Santos remind us of our linked stories and places and movements, and, in the face of overwhelming odds, of the urgency of renewed connection, and of what that feeling can sound like.

Equal parts dream and memory, spirit echo and migration story, this album’s core message—delivered with ánimo and style—love, in all its shades and surprise appearances, remains the most spirited, lasting response to a world marred by hate.
 Produced by @elbigtoe
Recorded @lechehousemusic & @d0uglassssss Mastered by @sampatlove @buds_recording_services Original Artwork by @diskeuno Design by @jaimediablero Layout by @jkotting Videos by @osvaldofcuevas & starring @la__olita Bio by @jonathanjleal  #newmusic #newalbum #esamor

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PORTLAND! Catch us next Friday as we make our @polarishallpdx debut with @collar.de.lunas! We’ll be playing our new record “Es Amor”. Psychedelic Latin vibes all night long! Come out, dance, and celebrate with us! GRAB TIX NOW. LINK IN BIO!

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Our live video performance of “Cielos” from our new album “Es Amor” is now up on youtube! We had an amazing time putting this together! It was filmed and directed by @osvaldofcuevas at @channelrecordingcompany and features @cambronee & @rinconmusica. LINK IN BIO!

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For decades, Dos Santos members Jaime Garza and Alex E. Chávez have been students and practitioners of traditional Mexican musics, including the Afro-diasporic son jarocho of Southern Mexico and the huapango stylings of the Central Mexican highlands. These sounds—known the world over—are an indispensable part of Mexico’s musical legacy. On Cielos, Dos Santos draws on these influences—their rhythms, instruments, and poetics—as the foundation of a song that harkens toward the spirit and feel of son jarocho and huapango. The traditional leona, jarana, and quijada instruments are at the heart of the composition, which also incorporates afro-Latin percussion and keyboards. The lyrics—written by both Garza and Chávez—are in the traditional copla style found throughout Latin America and speak of dancing as both embodied memory and deeply connected to the ebbs and flows of nature. And in that spirit, musically, the composition evokes the sounds of a late-night, fire-breathing fandango, as musicians passionately sing and play—casting out melodies and verses into the night—while dancers trace out poetry with their patterned steps past sunrise.

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La semana pasada fue intensa, emocionante y llena de experiencias que voy a guardar en el corazón. ❤️🪗✨

Gracias a @pachankachicago por la invitación a acompañar con mi acordeón al gran artista @olmecaofficial en el Latin American Music Fest, y a @exodokumbierook por abrirme las puertas para ser parte de un proyecto maravilloso, creado en equipo junto a grandes músicos de Chicago: el Halftime Show durante el juego de los Bears el pasado lunes. 🐻🎶

Dos escenarios, dos proyectos completamente distintos y, curiosamente, un mismo mensaje.

En medio de tanta tensión, división e incertidumbre que se vive en el mundo, la música volvió a recordarme el poder que tiene para unirnos. Para levantar nuestra voz, celebrar nuestras raíces, poner en alto nuestra cultura y transformar un escenario en un espacio de alegría, esperanza, solidaridad y unión. ❤️

Eso fue lo más especial de estos días: sentir que, más allá de tocar unas notas o acompañar una canción, estábamos compartiendo algo mucho más grande. Un mensaje de amor, resistencia, paz y comunidad a través de la música y del arte.

Gracias @olmecaofficial por confiar en nosotros y permitirnos ser parte de tu mensaje. Sigue llevando el hip hop a otro nivel, usando tu voz para sembrar amor, conciencia y paz. Qué bonito y qué especial fue poder acompañarte. 💕🙏🏼

Y gracias a cada músico, artista y persona con la que compartí escenario esta semana. Qué privilegio poder hacer música juntos, celebrar quiénes somos y recordar que, aun en tiempos difíciles, el arte siempre encuentra la manera de unirnos. ✨

#vivalacumbia #LatinAmericanMusic #ChicagoMusicians #CulturaLatina #MusicaConMensaje Unidad LatinoHeritage

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We are beyond grateful for all of the love and support we received from our last run of Unpacking Home. We really poured our hearts out through these stories. Our hope is that you felt seen, affirmed, connected, rooted. Thank you @latinotheater @collaboraction and @sandradelgadolovesyou for welcoming us and believing in us. THANK YOU to everyone who showed up! The energy was unmatched. We’re looking forward to what the future holds. @damediateam you’re the best for these beautiful shots. #chicagotheater #raicestoroots #unpackinghome #puertorican #chicagolatinotheater

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Final show today! SOLD OUT SHOW! We’re feeling all the feels but most of all so much excitement to do this one last time. Let’s make it the biggest and the best one yet! See you all today at 3! Thanks @damediateam for the amazing shot!

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Only a couple tickets left for tomorrow’s closing show! Still some time to get tickets for today at 3pm! Get em while they last! See you soon!

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