Los Villa-Lobos are 3 brothers rocking out of New York City. They have appeared at the Latin Grammys, Carnegie Hall, and the United Nations, but they've also been spotted jammin' in the kitchen late at night... The best parties always happen at the beach. And when these three brothers hit the stage, you will swear there’s sand under your feet: The Villa-Lobos deliver a consistently sunny breed of Latin rock-'n'-roll. Shredding all over New York for a couple years now, their mainstream appeal has helped them secure shows at bigger-than-life shrines like Carnegie Hall and Shea Stadium, while also establishing a network of smaller venues like Joe’s Pub, Queens Theater in the Park and the Orensanz Foundation. Once a pack of violin-toting beachbums wreaking havoc in their native Veracruz, now the brothers boast a number of special appearances, including a once-in-a-lifetime showdown at the Latin Grammys, and a champagne smash for the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations. Invitations to play and record with elusive legends and superstars followed, from such icons as Eddie Palmieri, Dan Zanes, Amadou et Miriam, Morley, Itaal Shur, Simply Red, Jorma Kaukonen and Pierre Boulez, and the brothers started earning a reputation as one of the most exciting Latin bands of New York. After all, their music is just a fast-track to brotherhood and life. A phenomenon that defies pigeonholing, its roots based on the deep and honest belief in happiness. ---------------------------------------- ERNESTO VILLA-LOBOS Vocals, violin, keyboards, accordion. ALBERTO VILLA-LOBOS Vocals, violin, guitars, vihuela, guitarron. LUIS VILLA-LOBOS Vocals, violin, guitar, electric guitar. --------------------------------------------- L I V E P E R F O R M A N C E S A N D R E C O R D I N G S --------------------------------------------- "VILLA-LOBOS" ALBUM (2009) Music and lyrics: Villa-Lobos Brothers Master: Ken Rich LATIN GRAMMY’S ® SPECIAL AWARDS PRESENTATION The Villa-Lobos Brothers The Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences With César Camargo Mariano, León Gieco, Graciela, Rickie Ray & Bobby Cruz, Paloma San Basilio, Alberto Vázquez, Johnny Ventura, Rafael Escalona and Alejandro Quintero New York, NY Wednesday, November 1st, 2006 SHEA STADIUM The Villa-Lobos Brothers William Alfred Shea Municipal Stadium Opening a game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates Queens, NY Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 CARNEGIE HALL The Villa-Lobos Brothers Isaac Stern Auditorium With Calpulli Mexican Dance Company Carnegie Hall Family Concert New York, NY Sunday, December 17th, 2006 SAINT PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL The Villa-Lobos Brothers Saint Patrick’s Cathedral With Nelson Hidalgo, Sheila Ríos, Ramón Ponce and Lorenzo Negrete. Fundación Tepeyac, Univision Broadcast New York, NY Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 WEILL RECITAL HALL AT CARNEGIE HALL The Villa-Lobos Brothers Debut Recital Joan and Sanford I. Weill Recital Hall Benefit Concert for the Shul of New York New York, NY Sunday, October 23rd, 2005 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS The Villa-Lobos Brothers 60th Anniversary of the United Nations Presented by the United Nations Association of New York Gala Dinner 2005 in honor of Secretary-General Kofi Annan Delegates Dining Room United Nations Headquarters New York, NY Friday, October 21st, 2005 MERKIN CONCERT HALL The Villa-Lobos Brothers Benefit Concert for the Shul of New York New York, NY Sunday, November 12th, 2006 JOE’S PUB The Villa-Lobos Brothers Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater Opening night for the “MexicoNOW Festival” New York, NY Friday, September 1st, 2006 ------------------------------------- The Villa-Lobos Brothers Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater New York, NY Saturday, June 4th, 2005 ----------------------------------------- C O L L A B O R A T I O N S ----------------------------------------- PIERRE BOULEZ, winner of 23 Grammy ® Awards, composer The Pierre Boulez Academy Orchestra Ensemble Intercontemporain Luzerne Festival Switzerland (2004) SIMPLY RED Grammy ® winner singer-songwriter Opening for Mick Hucknall and SIMPLY RED With singer-songwriter MORLEY At the Zenith Theater Cité de la Musique Paris, France (2005) DAN ZANES, Grammy ® winner singer-songwriter “Blue Country Heart: The Music of Hank Williams” With Jorma Kaukonen, G.E. Smith, Dan Zanes, Little Toby Walker, Larry Campbell, Marc Anthony Thompson, David Spelman and Barry Mitterhoff Live from Merkin Concert Hall New York, NY Thursday, January 17th, 2008 “Songs from Latin America” (Album) Festival Five Records (2008) ITAAL SHUR, Grammy ® winner singer-songwriter Orensanz Center for the Arts Benefit concert for the Shul of New York With The Shul Band and Lucy Woodward New York, NY Sunday, December 9th, 2007 ANA GABRIEL, Latin Grammy ® winner singer-songwriter Concert at Madison Square Garden With Ramón Ponce and Mariachi Real de México New York, NY (2005) MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS Latin Grammy ® winner singer-songwriter Concert at Madison Square Garden With Ana Bárbara and Mariachi Real de México New York, NY (2005) LEO DAN, Latin Grammy ® winner singer-songwriter Teatro Natives With Ramón Ponce and Mariachi Real de México Queens, NY (2005) EDDIE PALMIERI, Grammy ® Winner Singer-Songwriter “Ritmo Caliente” (Album) Concord Records (2003) LILA DOWNS, Latin Grammy ® winner singer-songwriter Mariachi Academy of New York (Video) Ramón Ponce Sr. and Ramón Ponce Jr. New York, NY (2004) AMADOU ET MIRIAM Grammy ® nominated singer-songwriters Opening for Amadou et Miriam With singer-songwriter MORLEY France Tour, five concerts (2005) ANDRES CEPEDA, Grammy ® nominated singer-songwriter With Nilko Andreas Guarin Opening for Andres Cepeda Clemente Soto Velez Theater New York, NY (2006) RICHARD MARTINEZ, Oscar ® nominated music producer and composer “Harvest of Redemption” A film by Javier Chapa Chapa-Perez Entertainment. (2007) “The Last Conquistador” A film by John J. Valadez and Cristina Ibarra PBS Point of View (2007) “Viva la Vida!” A play by Dianne Shaffer Directed by Susana Tubert Bay Street Theater Long Island, NY (2006) MORLEY “Days Like These” (Album) Universal Music-France, Oneism Music (2006) “Symphonic Sky” (Album) Oneism Music (2005) ADAM FEDER AND THE SHUL BAND “Instrumental” (Album) Boom Boom Studios (2007) 60th Memorial Auschwitz Concentration Camps Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum Oswiecim, Poland (2005) “Alive at the Shul of New York” (Album) K-Studios (2004) PEDRO DA SILVA “How to Seduce Difficult Women” A film by Richard Temtchine, Quadrant Entertainment (2007) SEBASTIAN CRUZ “Buscando a Miguel” A film by Juan Fischer, Hidden Eye Productions (2007) LENI STERN “Love Comes Quietly” (Album) Leni Stern Recordings (2006) LILLY LAVNER “Walking Away” (Album) K-Studio (2006) VIVIAN FARMERY “Places” (Album) Just Tell Advocacy Organization (2006) RENE HUBBARD “Ojitos De Maguey” (Album) Rana Santacruz (2005) ROBERT HILL “Pas de Deux / Carlota” A commission by the Monterrey Ballet Monterrey, Mexico (2005) ALONDRA DE LA PARRA Premiere of Symphonic Piece “La Promesa del Guerrero” A concert and commission by Alondra de la Parra Mauricio O’Reilly, soloist The Town Hall Theater “MexicoNOW Festival” by Claudia Norman Tuesday, November 30th, 2004 MAURICIO O’REILLY “Salsa at 4 AM” (Album) K-Studio (2004) TODD CARTER “The Looking” (Album) Tin Can Head, Astraea Records (2004) ILMAR GAVILAN Teatro Amadeo Roldan Guido López Gavilán, conductor National Youth Orchestra of Cuba Havana, Cuba. 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