Mexican American | Los Angeles, California
La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the modern-day creative hybrid of Latin culture, rock and world music. The group draws inspiration from all over the world, utilizing Pan-American rhythms including cumbia, bossa-nova, rumba, bolero, tango, jazz and klezmer music. Their unique sounds and the experience of their colorful, passionate performances continues to captivate both loyal fans and new listeners. Named after the patron saint of music, La Santa Cecilia is composed of accordionist and requinto player Jose ‘Pepe’ Carlos, bassist Alex Bendaña, percussionist Miguel ‘Oso’ Ramirez, and vocalist ‘La Marisoul.’With a captivating voice that sings about love, loss, and everyday struggles, the band has become the voice of a new bicultural generation in the United States, fully immersed in modern music, but always close to their Latin American influences and Mexican heritage.
La Santa Cecilia honors its Latin roots with irresistible energy. Connecting generations through music that’s deeply personal and universally felt, the Grammy-winning, Los Angeles-based band, named after the patron saint of music, La Santa Cecilia is the voice of a new bicultural generation with unique sounds and colorful, passionate performances that captivate audiences.
With a modern-day creative hybrid of Latin culture, rock, and world music, the group draws inspiration from across the globe and explores a diverse range of Pan-American rhythms, performing everything from cumbia and bossa nova to rumba, bolero, tango, jazz, and klezmer music.
Few singers can command a room like La Santa Cecilia’s La Marisoul. With her soulful, powerhouse vocals at the helm — along with accordionist and requinto player Jose “Pepe” Carlos, bassist Alex Bendaña, and percussionist Miguel “Oso” Ramirez — La Santa Cecilia chronicles love, loss, and everyday struggles.
La Santa Cecilia has released nine albums and captivated audiences around the world at iconic festivals such as the Festival Internacional Cervantino and Vive Latino in Mexico and the New Orleans Jazz Festival, performing in major venues across Mexico and the US, and touring throughout Spain, Portugal, and Brazil.
