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Discoveries At Wal Disney Concert Hall: Los Lobos

Series: Discoveries At Walt Disney Concert Hall
From: NPR Music
Length: 00:59:00

From traditional Mexican and Spanish music, to rock, folk, jazz and even psychedelic sonic experimentation, Los Lobos has successfully redefined their sound, collecting 3 Grammy awards and consistently topping the charts. Read the full description.

Lobos300_small From traditional Mexican and Spanish music, to rock, folk, jazz and even psychedelic sonic experimentation, the East L.A. band Los Lobos has successfully redefined their sound, collecting three Grammy awards and consistently topping the charts. This concert features songs from their latest album, The Town and The City ? with its poignant stories of recent immigrant arrivals ? as well as from their entire career, stretching back to the mid-seventies.

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From traditional Mexican and Spanish music, to rock, folk, jazz and even psychedelic sonic experimentation, the East L.A. band Los Lobos has successfully redefined their sound, collecting three Grammy awards and consistently topping the charts. This concert features songs from their latest album, The Town and The City ? with its poignant stories of recent immigrant arrivals ? as well as from their entire career, stretching back to the mid-seventies.

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00:00 IC: This is Discoveries at Walt Disney Concert Hall...
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01:00 IC: In 2006, Los Lobos recorded...
05:59 OC: ...in Los Angeles.
06:00 IC: This is Discoveries at Walt Disney Concert Hall...
28:29 OC: ...from NPR.
28:30 Break music starts...
29:29 ...break music fades.
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58:59 OC: ...National Public Radio.

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