Santos de Los Angeles

Santos de Los Angeles began his music career in 1998 performing with Latin Reggae group Yerba Tribe, during his first year at UCLA. Born in Jalisco, Mexico, but raised in the streets of Los Angeles, Santos grew up surrounded by violence and crime. Raised by a hardworking single mother, developed a strong hunger in Santos that has led him to try and find an exit from poverty, and make his way to college. Learning to play guitar at the age of 13, Santos refined his musical ability performing with Mariachi and singing Latin Boleros giving him an outlet to express his inner passions and frustrations.

Santos de Los Angeles debuted his first album Yerba Tribe-Love and Revolucion, independently in 2003, and won the Latin Alternative Music Conference’s Battle of the Bands hosted by Bacardi Silver. Since 2005, Santos de Los Angeles shifted away from the traditional rock and roll format, founding the Saints & Goddesses Social Club, as well as the Player Saint Orchestra. In the Saints & Goddesses Social Club (S&G), Santos gathered a collective of ambitious musicians, and artists rallying them around strong values and promoting a positive self-image through artistic expression. Santos de Los Angeles and the Player Saint Orchestra spread their musical love with shows staged throughout LA, New York, Washington DC, and Chicago. Now after returning from performances in London and the Netherlands Santos de Los Angeles has arrived closer to his goal of spreading his music and message throughout the globe.