Los Cenzontles

Los Cenzontles (?The Mockingbirds?) is a Latin Fusion and Roots band, heavily influenced by blues, Tejano music, country music, rock, and traditional Mexican regional music. The band's core members also operate a non-profit arts center, Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center, in San Pablo, California. The band, renown for their performances of traditional Mexican music have created an electrifying new fusion sound. The group brings together their musical influences using drums, electric bass, and guitars along side Mexican folk instruments like vihuela, jarana, pandero, and quijada (jawbone).

The band, renown for their performances of traditional Mexican music have created an electrifying new fusion sound. The group brings together their musical influences using drums, electric bass, and guitars along side Mexican folk instruments like vihuela, jarana, pandero, and quijada (jawbone). Los Cenzontles has performed alongside Linda Ronstadt, Los Lobos, Los Tigres del Norte, Grupo Mono Blanco, and Flaco Jimenez among others.