Y La Bamba - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents Y La Bamba performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded April 27, 2023
Songs:
Mas Manos
Crema de Melón
Dibujos De Mi Alma
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Luz Elena Mendoza - Vocals, Guitar
Julia Mendeolea - Guitar
Gordon Walters - Bass
Antonio Montanez - Drums
Isabeau Waiau Walker - Vocals, Percussion
Margaret Wehr - Vocals, Percussion
Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio Engineers: Kevin Suggs, Julian Martlew
Audio Mixer: Kevin Suggs
Mastering: Matt Ogaz
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Alaia D’Alessandro, Scott Holpainen
Editor: Alaia D’Alessandro
ylabambamusic.com
kexp.org

[@ChadwickRider]

Those guitars immediately caught my attention... then that bass and rhythm. This is so damn good!

[@adamb.4585]

Oh my goodness! What a talented group! Also that bass player is freaking sick so much grove!

[@oscarevely]

gordon walters!

[@rickparker679]

yes, very sick.

[@MrStraccaletto]

Fascinating voices and music❤ Talented musicians now I adore this band. Ty Kexp. In Italy there is nothing like you.

[@nic343]

so so so underrated. i literally cannot believe whenevr i look up one of their songs on here and some of their music has hardly any comments and not enough views. its infuriating actually

[@hebezelaya9980]

Increíbles como siempre!

[@saavestro2154]

Beautiful music

[@omarrr.98]

te amo, Luz Elenaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

[@solb8978]

I've been listening to this amazing band for 10 years already, they just keep getting better and better each year🎉

[@marioruiz5493]

We need an 2nd tour with at least one date in CDMX again

[@MatsUnden]

Me encanta…

[@Rachel-es8dm]

Amazing!

[@miguelruiz8183]

They are very good!!!

[@robertaugustyn819]

Gorgeous! They really have their own, fully evolved sound.

[@healingwitholly]

me encanta y la bamba ♥️🎸🥁 lucha is so fucking good!!!! got me thru some obstacles this year, when i was in a healing cocoon 🦋

[@MrStraccaletto]

Drums and bass that groove!!! 👏👏👏👏especially the bassist, he is spectacular 👏👏👏👏 Ps: Luz Is sensual and beautiful 😍

[@laurenreynolds9755]

gorgeous oh wow

[@metaldetectorists76]

These ladies (and gents) collectively produce some very beautiful vocal harmonies. Very lovely tuneage. 😎

[@jonhampton6502]

Sounds awesome! I was actually lucky enough to have played a show with Luz at an old warehouse in Portland where her old drummer was staying at years ago. It’s cool to see how big they are getting, much deserved

[@Xenianos]

Superb stuff

[@paulpiazza6926]

Saw you in Sac a couple of days after you did this. You all were in Amazing form. :) Love the sound in the KEXP studios...

[@mentoburu]

"Lucha" - Best of 2023

[@SINPABL0]

beautiful

[@AustinPaulMusic]

Hi Isabeau 🤗❤ so so cool to see my friend performing in this room.

[@andrecordeiro12]

❤

[@floresdelcampo99]

Pretty cool ... super OG use of rhythms layers and vocal harmonies. It's true the lyrics have an oniric feel

[@tomomyuu]

oh i adore this sound, it feels so good. luz are you free this fri-- anyway this is such a vibe and i can't STAND kexp for always showcasing beautiful musicians and groups every freaking week. more and more stellar tunes after another, gosh! and the interview, i loved it too. i FEEL that SO deeply in the "lonely" feeling of being vulnerable openly, or working on this vulnerable thing but not many around me are doing so. my hopes for the world to continue to open up. thank you for sharing your music!!

[@marioruiz5493]

CREMA DE MELON - (se aceptan correciones) Soy la tormenta que viene soy la nube que baja a la sombra del sol lluvia lagrimas que me arrullan cubriendo el campo una finca de luz cura, tu sanate por dentro tu té de noche y de dia también ooooooooh ahhhhhhhhh ooooooooh ahhhhhhhhh entre todo lo bello vive la primavera cuando todo empieza a florecer tiniebla antigua muy alto donde la vida soltó salvaje en la isla mi ser escucha tu gracia es tu enemigo no compares la angustia que no se puede saber comparte tu historia bonita honorable de vista, por el alma y por papel todo es, es todo es, un retrato de lo que ya fui hago ritmos ancentral que se muere en el entre todo lo bello vive la primavera cuando todo empieza a florecer tiniebla antigua muy alto donde la vida soltó salvaje en la isla mi ser

[@TheLordstim]

Hey Tony! Love the sound. Reminds me ,in a weird way , of the all girls surf rock band from Ontario , Canada. The Surfrajettes. You all have a very nice sound! At least in the dynamic.

[@PitsTasteGood]

I honestly don't want to imagine a world where Y La Bamba is not together anymore. That will be the saddest song they ever perform.

[@danielemilazzo432]

WOAH!

[@cesarhernandez-zg7hh]

Woooow woooow 🤩

[@AndrewSmith-qw5kt]

At exactly 14:52 , the male guitarist unabashedly goes rogue and let's it all hang out.

[@streetlegacy]

Lolol they/them was shredding. lol

[@CarlitroOs007]

please invite the brigida orquesta

[@user-wz2uv1zs8o]

🎼🎼👌👌💎💎

[@marianajuarez3434]

Lucha la más talentosa

[@streetlegacy]

The bass player and drummer are by far the most advanced musicians,…They are carrying the band.

[@rosarioproano681]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-nu4yx4ri7v]

How to hear it back?🙈

[@andreanunez4730]

"Uuuhh... aquel mediodía El "x" me encuentra vacía " ...cuál es esa palabra que dice?!😅❤

[@oscarvasquezlopez7002]

Y la que bamba 👁️👄👁️

[@johnhead6116]

Im a longtime cover band drummer and recently found out about this band when I went to St Paul & the Broken Bones concert in Montclair NJ this past October. Y La Bamba was the opening act and blew me away. It's a shame that bands like this are not popular in the mainstream, in favor of crap like CardiB and Kendrick Lamar, etc. This is like Zappa meets Joni Mitchell meets Santana. So different, so good.

[@LuisQuintanaGlidder]

Fascinating sound. Lyrics sound Spanish, but are pretty much meaningless, with a rather oneiric feel to it. Pretty cool.

[@denysstukalenko979]

So patchy!

[@samueljaramillo7144]

You know ?

[@derekporter7658]

Ohhhh the 2 female guitarists are absolutely stunningly gorgeous hot honeys ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤!!!!

[@MrStraccaletto]

And the vocalists too❤❤❤❤

[@ednavazquezmusica]

❤