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Chicano rock pioneers Los Lobos marking 40 years

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40 years ago, Los Lobos had the boldness, and some might even say the naiveté, to fuse punk rock with Mexican folk tunes.

Los Lobos celebrates 40 years of Chicano rock 'n' roll.

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40 years ago, Los Lobos had the boldness, and some might even say the naiveté, to fuse punk rock with Mexican folk tunes.

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They are seen as the progenitors of Chicano rock 'n' roll. Los Lobos was the first band that had the boldness, and some might even say the naiveté, to fuse punk rock with Mexican folk tunes. "They were Latinos who weren't afraid to break the mold of what's expected and what's traditionally played," said Greg Gonzalez of the young Latino-funk fusion band Grupo Fantasma. Now they celebrate 40 years of shaking up rock 'n' roll.