The rural villages of eastern El Salvador are home to one of the most joyous yet little-known regional musics of Latin America. ¡Soy Salvadoreño! Chanchona Music from Eastern El Salvador by third-generation family group Los Hermanos Lovo is the 32nd release in the Smithsonian Folkways Tradiciones/Traditions Series.

When the family group fled El Salvador’s civil war, they brought their music to Washington, D.C., where the lively sounds are as much an invitation to dance as a way of creating cultural solidarity.

Get a free download of “Las Tres Fronteras”

Watch a mini-documentary about Los Hermanos Lovo

Subscriber Discount! - Enter code SFCHANCHONA and save 20% off retail price on CDs or album downloads through September 30

The period from September 15 to October 15 marks Hispanic Heritage Month, and Smithsonian Folkways is proud to present a wide variety of Música Latina.

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Watch the new animated video for the Korean folk song “Ong Tal Sam” (Little Spring) from the recently released album Sunny Day.

Elizabeth Mitchell and You Are My Flower will perform in New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina this fall. Click here for details.

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