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Title: 10 Years before "La Bamba"
Review: In 1987 Los Lobos became worldwide known thanks to the title songof the movie "la Bamba" inspired in the life of the first hispanicRock & Roll star Ritchie Valens who had a big hit with it in 1958/59.It was Ritchie's idea to record a typical Mexican folk song from Veracruzand launch it on the market against the will of everybody. It wouldbecome one of the most popular songs ever and recorded by hundreds ofdifferent artists in the past fifty years. Los Lobos' version made it tonumber 1 for 3 consecutive weeks. Ten years earlier these guys recordeda number of traditional Mexican songs like La Bamba called "Just another bandfrom East L.A." whose original tapes have been recuperated in 2000.What a treasure! Beautiful songs from ranchera to bolero and fromjarocho to a traditional Bolivian and Cuban song. An incredible bandstill making great music today as Los Lobos or taking part in projects or groupslike the wonderful Los Super Seven.
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