Los Lobos Announce Their First Holiday Album Llegó Navidad Out October 4 On Rhino

New Holiday Original “Christmas And You” Available Now On All Digital Download And Streaming Services

Los Lobos Tour Dates Continue This Fall And Winter

 

LOS ANGELES – Rising up out of East L.A. comes the first ever holiday album from Los Lobos. The Grammy®-winning group researched nearly 150 Christmas-related songs from across North, Central and South America for the collections, eventually narrowing the list down to the songs they wanted to reinvent in their own inimitable style. They even wrote their own holiday original “Christmas And You,” especially for the album, which is available now on all digital download and streaming services.

LLEGÓ NAVIDAD is now available to pre-order and will be released on CD and digitally from Rhino on October 4 for $16.98. A vinyl version will be released on November 22 for $21.98.

David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano, and Steve Berlin open the album with “La Rama” (the branch). This lively song is in the regional folk style known as son jarocho, which is popular in the Veracruz region of Mexico. La Rama is also the name of the traditional Mexican holiday custom where the community adorns branches from a tree and displays it in a nightly procession through the neighborhood.

Another album highlight “La Murga de Panamá” was originally recorded in 1971 by the legendary salsa duo of Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe. And though “La Murga” is actually the name for a group that assembles to dance, sing, and play music during another South American holiday - Carnival – the spirit of the song is no less infectious at Christmastime.

 

Los Lobos transform the 1958 novelty song “Dónde Está Santa Claus” (Where is Santa Claus) into a “lowrider oldie” with a head-nodding groove powered by Hidalgo’s guitar and Berlin’s vibraphone. Rosas delivers an impeccable lead vocal on “Regalo de Reyes” (meaning Gift of Kings), a song made famous by Javier Solís, Mexican actor and singer of boleros and rancheras. Naturally, the collection also includes the band’s take on Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad.”

The album’s new original “Christmas And You,” was written by Hidalgo and Pérez. Hidalgo’s vocals are sweet and soulful. Berlin layers in piano along with some Omnichord, Rosas provides electric guitar, and Lozano adds upright bass to create what is sure to become a modern classic. 

 

LLEGÓ NAVIDAD

Track Listing

1. “La Rama”
2. “Reluciente Sol”
3. “It’s Christmas Time In Texas”
4. “Amarga Navidad”
5. “Arbolito De Navidad”
6. “¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?”
7. “Llegó Navidad”
8. “Las Mañanitas”
9. “La Murga”
10. “Christmas And You”
11. “Regalo De Reyes”
12. “Feliz Navidad”

 

LOS LOBOS

Tour Dates

Aug     16 – Saint Paul, MN – Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

            17 – Valparaiso, IN – Prairie Magic Music Fest

            23 – Plymouth, NH – The Flying Monkey

            24 – Trois-Riviéres, Quebec – Trois-Riviéres en Blues Festival

            29 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
            30 – Akron, OH – E.J. Thomas Hall

            31 – Kittanning, PA – John P. Murtha Amphitheater

 

Sept     06 – Albuquerque, NM – Sandia Resort and Casino

            07 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre

            12 – Albany, NY – Skyloft

            13 – Salisbury, MA – Blue Ocean Music Hall

            14 – North Truro, MA – Payomet Performing Arts Center

            15 – East Greenwich, RI – Greenwich Odeum

            19 – Beaumont, TX – Jefferson Theater

            20 – New Braunfels, TX – Gruene Hall

            28 – Pelham, TN – The Caverns

 

Oct      01 – Olympia, WA – Washington Center for the Performing Arts

            02 – Kirkland, WA – Kirkland Performance Center

            03 – Edmonds, WA – Edmonds Center for the Arts

            04 – Mount Vernon, WA – Lincoln Theatre

            05 – Federal Way, WA – Performing Arts and Event Center of Federal Way

            06 – Perris, CA – Lake Perris Fairgrounds

            09 – Modesto, CA – Gallo Center for the Arts

            10 – Visalia, CA – Visalia Fox Theater

            11 – Long Beach, CA – Museum of Latin American Art

            12 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom

            13 – Cheyenne, WY – Cheyenne Civic Center

            17 – Staten Island, NY – St. George Theatre

            18 – Westbury, NY – Theatre at Westbury

            19 – Collingswood, NJ – Scottish Rite Auditorium

            20 – Kingston, NY – Ulster Performing Arts Center

            26 – San Diego, CA – Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise

 

Nov     7 – Toledo, OH – Stranahan Theater

            8 – St Louis, MO – The Sheldon

            9 – Bartlett, TN – Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center

            14 – Hopewell, VA – The Beacon Theatre

            16 – Owings Mills, MD – The Gordon Center for Performing Arts

            17 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27

Dec     8 – Chicago, IL – City Winery

            9 – Chicago, IL – City Winery

            10 – Chicago, IL – City Winery

            12 – Washington, DC – City Winery

            13 – Washington, DC – City Winery

            14 – New York, NY – The Concert Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture

            15 – Philadelphia, PA – City Winery

            16 – Philadelphia, PA – City Winery

            18 – Boston, MA – City Winery

            19 – Boston, MA – City Winery

            27 – Agoura Hills, CA – The Canyon Club

            28 – Santa Calrita, CA – The Canyon Santa Clarita

            29 – Pasadena, CA – The Rose

            31 – Montclair, CA – The Canyon Montclair

 

Jan       25 – Redding, CA – Cascade Theatre

 

Feb      9 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

            11 – Key West, FL – Key West Theater

            13 – Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre

            22 – Toronto, Ontario – Koerner Hall