La Santa Cecilia is a Mexican-American band based in Los Angeles, California. They play a blend of many forms of music, including cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros.
The band consists of guitarist Gloria Estrada, accordionist and requintero Jose Carlos, bassist Alex Bendana, percussionist Miguel Ramirez, drummer Hugo Vargas and lead vocalist Marisoul, whose captivating voice sings about love, loss and heartbreak. Their influences range from Miles Davis to The Beatles, Zeppelin to Janis Joplin and Mercedes Sosa to Ramon Ayala. Read Full BioLa Santa Cecilia is a Mexican-American band based in Los Angeles, California. They play a blend of many forms of music, including cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros.
The band consists of guitarist Gloria Estrada, accordionist and requintero Jose Carlos, bassist Alex Bendana, percussionist Miguel Ramirez, drummer Hugo Vargas and lead vocalist Marisoul, whose captivating voice sings about love, loss and heartbreak. Their influences range from Miles Davis to The Beatles, Zeppelin to Janis Joplin and Mercedes Sosa to Ramon Ayala. Ther common love of music and openness to all genres led them to the concept of La Santa Cecilia in 2007 – named after the patron saint of musicians.
La Santa Cecilia’s self-titled EP was recorded at Lo-Fi Studios in San Bernardino and the legendary Westlake Recording Studios in Hollywood. Their song “Chicle” was featured on the Emmy award-winning series Weeds, the independent feature Dish, and the documentary Re-Encounters about Oaxacan artist Alejandro Santiago. Their musician also be heard on KPFK's radio programs '4 O'clock Tuesday' with Gustavo Arellano and ' Travel Tips For Aztlan' with Mark Torres. The band made an on-camera appearance on HBO's Emmy award-winning hit show Entourage; the episode also featured the songs "Chicle" and "El Farol". The band also held a two- week residence for the L.A. Philharmonic- sponsored children's show Summer Sounds, where they performed their songs and acted so as to educate the community of Los Angeles on their very own cultural treasures.
The band's music has been used in television and movies, such as on the “Weeds” television program and TV series "The Bridge" (1-8).
The band consists of guitarist Gloria Estrada, accordionist and requintero Jose Carlos, bassist Alex Bendana, percussionist Miguel Ramirez, drummer Hugo Vargas and lead vocalist Marisoul, whose captivating voice sings about love, loss and heartbreak. Their influences range from Miles Davis to The Beatles, Zeppelin to Janis Joplin and Mercedes Sosa to Ramon Ayala. Read Full BioLa Santa Cecilia is a Mexican-American band based in Los Angeles, California. They play a blend of many forms of music, including cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros.
The band consists of guitarist Gloria Estrada, accordionist and requintero Jose Carlos, bassist Alex Bendana, percussionist Miguel Ramirez, drummer Hugo Vargas and lead vocalist Marisoul, whose captivating voice sings about love, loss and heartbreak. Their influences range from Miles Davis to The Beatles, Zeppelin to Janis Joplin and Mercedes Sosa to Ramon Ayala. Ther common love of music and openness to all genres led them to the concept of La Santa Cecilia in 2007 – named after the patron saint of musicians.
La Santa Cecilia’s self-titled EP was recorded at Lo-Fi Studios in San Bernardino and the legendary Westlake Recording Studios in Hollywood. Their song “Chicle” was featured on the Emmy award-winning series Weeds, the independent feature Dish, and the documentary Re-Encounters about Oaxacan artist Alejandro Santiago. Their musician also be heard on KPFK's radio programs '4 O'clock Tuesday' with Gustavo Arellano and ' Travel Tips For Aztlan' with Mark Torres. The band made an on-camera appearance on HBO's Emmy award-winning hit show Entourage; the episode also featured the songs "Chicle" and "El Farol". The band also held a two- week residence for the L.A. Philharmonic- sponsored children's show Summer Sounds, where they performed their songs and acted so as to educate the community of Los Angeles on their very own cultural treasures.
The band's music has been used in television and movies, such as on the “Weeds” television program and TV series "The Bridge" (1-8).
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Ice El Hielo
La Santa Cecilia Lyrics
Ice. Water Frozen Solid.
ICE. Immigration Customs Enforcement.
Ice. El Hielo.
Eva pasando el trapo sobre la mesa ahí está
cuidando que todo brille como una perla.
Cuando llegue la patrona, que no se vuelva quejar.
No sea cosa que la acuse de ilegal.
José atiende los jardines, parecen de Disneyland
Maneja una troca vieja sin la licencia.
No importa si fue taxista allá en su tierra natal
Eso no cuenta para el Tío Sam.
El Hielo anda suelto por esas calles
Nunca se sabe cuando nos va tocar
ahora los niños lloran a la salida
Lloran al ver que no llegará mamá
Uno se queda aquí, otro se queda allá,
Eso pasa por salir a trabajar.
Marta llegó de niña y sueña con estudiar.
Pero se le hace difícil sin los papeles.
Se quedan con los laureles los que nacieron acá,
Pero ella nunca deja de luchar.
El Hielo anda suelto por esas calles
Nunca se sabe cuando nos va tocar
Ahora los niños lloran a la salida
Lloran al ver que no llegará mamá
Uno se queda aquí, otro se queda allá,
Eso pasa por salir a trabajar.
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Dave Fisher
Great song with poignant lyrics and beautifully sung.
Hope an English version will be forthcoming for all the unilingual Yanks.
Was anyone else appalled when INS was changed to ICE after 9/11?
It went from "service" to "enforcement". It's a wonder they don't have a skull and crossbones (SS?) insignia.
The US really has become a de facto fascist country. The cops look more like military with each passing day. They spend more time harrassing law-abiding people than they do the criminals (which, come to think of it, are their masters).
The thugs are in charge...
T S
This song always puts a knot in my throat...
mary salazar
Tegan Stover vjj
Jose Reyes
I knw how this feels, I was deported back in 2010, And im still struggleing to adjust to being in Mexico. I grew up in the USA with my family, I am all alone here and this video got to me big time. I wish I could go back but without papers we mexican cannot make enough money for anything, especially for a lawer to try to fix our immigration status. Americans say that we take their job but in realitywe are making them more money. The americans are the ones driving the really nice cars, and having the ncie homes and sending their children to nice school, compare all that to the illegals who live in or around the proejcts where their is danger of all sorts and where we find it really difficult to make something better of our selves, but we still try and we will never give up, I knw that we are many and that we are not all bad, some are just like there many american who are. I just hope and pray to GOD that some day soon they stop deporting innocent and good good people. Take my case for example, a completelly blind mother, a father whom was in a work accident and 2 little brothe rbut yet I was trying to finish high school and work at the same time. I never broke the law or did anything bad to anyone and yet I still got deported. Now i am stuck in mexico while my family which includes my girlfirned and baby are still in the united states. I hope that soon they approve the immigration reform. I miss them so much. I love them.
smiley
Jose Reyes it’s been 6 years, how are you?
Juana Leilani
Le hechas la culpa a tus Padres? Ellos fueron los que te trajieron aca
Roger Anderson
Hola Amigo, I cannot express how badly I feel that people I share a 'skin color' with have been acting as they have toward people who do not look like me. I am very aware that just that happenstance of my grandfather immigrating to the US from Scotland via Canada put me in a position to do pretty well. This music and that of the organisation Playing for Change is bringing forth the idea that people who do not look just like me are INTERESTING! Not only that...but without them Americans would not have much on their table to eat, at home or dining out. The tables will turn, progress is going to be made.....please do know that all whites are not on the side of the big tRump....we are on YOUR side. I got mine....what I want is for everybody to be able to say that.
Veteran '66-68
Xosé Manuel Alvariño
Jose, one word, ¡ANIMO!
Bxby. Ju1issa4
Jose Reyes 😪😪
Valerie Smykalov
This song makes me cry every time I listen to it.
Manuel Lara
Me to. I miss my dad he got deported 3- 4 years ago