Mariachi Los Camperos

Mariachi Los Camperos is celebrating over 50 years featuring the finest musicians from the US and Mexico. Los Camperos is noted for demanding musical arrangements highlighting both individual musical skills and voices. The ensemble has since grown in prominence and gained international recognition. Los Camperos collaborated on Linda Ronstadt's album, Canciones de Mi Padre and Mas Canciones. The ensemble has recorded 15albums including: Puro Mariachi (Indigo Records, 1961); North of the Border (RCA/Carino Records, 1965); El Super Mariachi, Los Camperos (Latin International, 1968); Valses de Amor (La Fonda Records, 1973); Canciones de Siempre (PolyGram Latino, 1993); Sounds of Mariachi (Delfin Records, 1996); Fiesta Navidad (Delfin Records, 1997); Viva El Mariachi (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2002); Llegaron Los Camperos (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2005.); Amor, Dolor, y Lagrimas (Smithsonian Folkways records, 2008); Tradición, Arte, y Pasión (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2015); Movimiento (Kiubo Music, 2017); De Ayer Para Siempre (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2019); and Sones de Mariachi (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2024)."

The ensemble participated in the National Council for the Traditional Arts, "Masters of Mexican Music" tour with Mexico's most renowned traditional folk music artists. Los Camperos were featured on the 2005 Grammy Award-winning album, cELLAbration: A Tribute to Ella Jenkins, and received a Grammy nomination in 2006 for "Best Mexican Album," Llegaron Los Camperos: Concert Favorites of Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos. Los Camperos received the 2009 Grammy Award for "Best Regional Mexican Album," Amor, Dolor, y Lagrimas. Mariachi Los Camperos were nominated for the 58th 2016 Grammy Awards for their album, "Tradiciõn, Arte y Pasiõn, produced by Smithsonian Folkways. Most recently, Mariachi Los Camperos for Smithsonian Folkways' "De Ayer Para Siempre," won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Album.