Born out of a small café in Little Tokyo and driven by Chicano rock, rhythm and blues, Afro-Cuban rhythms, rancheras, salsa and soul, for the past three decades the Los Angeles-based ensemble Quetzal ...
Rudy Salas, founding guitarist of the Chicano R&B band Tierra and audacious pioneer of Los Angeles’ soulful Eastside sound, died in his sleep Tuesday morning at age 71. His stepdaughter, Cresi, says ...
Steve Salas, a cofounder of the Los Angeles R&B band Tierra and an activist in Chicano politics, died Thursday morning at age 69, according to his family. Salas had been battling myeloma for two years ...
Rudy Salas and his band Tierra perform at the first annual Music 4 the Soul Benefit Concert at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Oct. 25, 2013. (Maury Phillips/WireImage) Rudy Salas, founding guitarist of ...