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First Listen, La Santa Cecelia, 'Amar Y Vivir'

Stream the Los Angeles-based band's live album of traditional Mexican boleros and rancheras. Each track was recorded live to tape at historic spaces in Mexico City.

When I first met the members of , they were not too far removed from their first days as a band. We were gathered in a parking lot at an unofficial showcase during the 2008 South By Southwest music conference talking

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