Mariachi los Camperos
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Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano is a Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles-based mariachi
Mariachi
Mariachi is a genre of music that originated in the State of Jalisco, in Mexico. It is an integration of stringed instruments highly influenced by the cultural impacts of the historical development of Western Mexico. Throughout the history of mariachi, musicians have experimented with brass, wind,...

 ensemble under the direction of Natividad "Nati" Cano.

The ensemble was one of four mariachis that collaborated on Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...

’s 1987 milestone album Canciones de Mi Padre
Canciones de Mi Padre
Canciones De Mi Padre was American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt's first album of Mexican traditional Mariachi music. This album has never been out of print.-History:...

. They also appear on Ms. Ronstadt’s Mas Canciones
Mas Canciones
Mas Canciones is an album by American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt, released in late 1991. Although it was a significant hit for a non-English language album, it peaked at number 88 on the Billboard album chart and sold approximately 400,000 copies in the United States...

and toured with the singer nationwide.

The ensemble has recorded several albums including:
  • Puro Mariachi (Indigo Records, 1961)
  • North of the Border (RCA/Carino Records, 1965)
  • El Super Mariachi, Los Camperos (Latin International, 1968)
  • Valses de Amor (La Fonda Records, 1973)
  • Canciones de Siempre (PolyGram Latino, 1993)
  • Sounds of Mariachi (Delfin Records, 1996)
  • Fiesta Navidad (Delfin Records, 1997)
  • Viva el Mariachi (Smithsonian Folkways
    Smithsonian Folkways
    Smithsonian Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. It is a part of the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, located at Capital Gallery in downtown Washington, D.C. The label was founded in 1987 after the family of Moses Asch, founder of Folkways...

    , 2003)
  • ¡Llegaron Los Camperos!, (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2004) and
  • Amor, Dolor y Lagrimas: Música Ranchera (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2008).


They were also featured on Smithsonian Folkways' Raíces Latinas: Smithsonian Folkways Latino Roots Collection in 2002.

Their album ¡Llegaron Los Camperos! was nominated for the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album and they shared a 2005 Best Musical Album for Children Grammy for cELLabration!, A tribute to Ella Jenkins.

External links

  • Nati Cano's Mariachi los Camperos Discography at Smithsonian Folkways
    Smithsonian Folkways
    Smithsonian Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. It is a part of the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, located at Capital Gallery in downtown Washington, D.C. The label was founded in 1987 after the family of Moses Asch, founder of Folkways...

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