
Below are 2 tracks I recorded to share. Enjoy One of the best and most successful bands to emerge from the musically fertile ground of East Los Angeles is El Chicano . Originally formed as the V.I.P.s in the late 60's, the group recorded a rendition of a song by jazz composer Gerald Wilson, "Viva Tirado," an homage to a Mexican bullfighter by the name of Jose Ramon Tirado. The album and single were released on MCA Records in 1970. With the cultural awakening of the Mexican- American in full swing and the [...]

El Chicano's sound blended funk, jazz, rock and R&B. The East L.A. group had top-40 hits in the '70s with 'Viva Tirado' and 'Tell Her She's Lovely.' Bobby Espinosa, second from left, played keyboard for El Chicano. The East L.A. band had top-40 hits in the 1970s with "Viva Tirado" and "Tell Her She's Lovely." "El Chicano hit a groove that defined 'Latin soul' on the West Coast," said guitarist and producer Ry Cooder. READ THE STORY

A perfect song to put on while you're chillin' with your hyna EL CHICANO-SABOR A MI
Lone Star Girl - Primal Scream Epistle To Dippy - Donovan Contact - Big Audio Dynamite Rudy, A Message To You - Dandy Livingstone Mighty Love - The Spinners Tell Her She's Lovely - El Chicano Mr. President (Have Pity [...]
Since it's a leap year and the final February Friday and the weekend is coming to take me away, I'm just gonna throw up a mutant mini mix for all those trolling by today... Feel free to add to your own digital diversity collection by perusing the... visit for more mp3's & random revelations