Las Cafeteras

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Adam Arvizu

Members of Las Cafeteras during a performance of "Hasta La Muerte."

Members of Las Cafeteras during a performance of "Hasta La Muerte."

The wide-ranging music of Los Angeles band Las Cafeteras pulls together Afro-Mexican rhythms, traditional instruments, and modern sounds like electronics and rapping. This Madison tour stop will feature “Hasta La Muerte,” a two-act multidisciplinary concert by the band drawing on Day of the Dead traditions, featuring original and traditional songs, choreography and storytelling.

media release: Come out and celebrate the Day of the Dead with the LA-based Las Cafeteras and their joyful genre-blending update on traditional Mexican music that is both retro and fresh at the same time. Las Cafeteras merge Afro-Mexican rhythms, son, and cumbia with hip-hop, soul, roots, and rock performed on traditional instruments of son jarocho. Singing in—as they say—“five distinct languages: English, Spanish, Spanglish, Love, and Justice,” the group makes music that welcomes everyone to the party. "Hasta La Muerte" is an enthralling new production celebrating Life and Death, in the spirit of the Indigenous/Mexican practice known as Day of the Dead. The performance is multi-dimensional filled with music, dance, theater, and folklore.