Villalobos Brothers
The Villalobos Brothers | |
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From left to right: Alberto, Ernesto, and Luis Villalobos before a performance at The Festival of Nations Tennessee, April 2008. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Veracruz, Mexico |
| Genres | World, Classical, Son Jarocho, Son Huasteco, Mexican folk, Latin jazz, Latin pop |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Members | Ernesto Villalobos Alberto Villalobos Luis Villalobos Backing band: Beto Flores, Samuel Zabaleta, Jorge Espinoza, Oscar Rosales |
| Website | VillalobosBrothers.com |
The Villalobos Brothers are a Mexican trio of violinists, singer-songwriters, composers, and multi- instrumentalists. They have performed at the Latin Grammy Awards, Carnegie Hall, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations, the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center, the New York Mets field at Shea Stadium, and other historic venues.
The Villalobos Brothers have accompanied and collaborated with many international artists, including Morley, Paloma San Basilio, Paddy Moloney and The Chieftains, Eddie Palmieri, Graciela, Dolly Parton, León Gieco, Leni Stern, César Camargo Mariano, Lila Downs, Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz, Pierre Boulez, Alberto Vázquez, Johnny Ventura, Dan Zanes and Rafael Escalona. Their first solo album, Villa-Lobos, was released in 2009.