Steve Salas, a cofounder of the Los Angeles R&B band Tierra and an activist in Chicano politics, died Thursday morning at age 69, according to his family. Salas had been battling myeloma for two years ...

Rudy Salas and his band Tierra perform at the first annual Music 4 the Soul Benefit Concert at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Oct. 25, 2013. (Maury Phillips/WireImage) Rudy Salas, founding guitarist of ...

55 years ago, young Chicano activists took to the streets to proclaim, “our fight is in the barrio, not Vietnam.” Their protest still resonates to this day. An image from the 1971 film Chicano ...

The genre commonly referred to as "Chicano soul" has that "you know it if you hear it" kind of sound. Alt.Latino's guide to Chicano soul The genre commonly referred to as "Chicano soul" has that "you ...

An influential and rare permanent space dedicated to prolific Chicano art and culture –possibly the nation’s first and largest permanent collection of Mexican American Art, museum officials say – ...

Rudy Salas, founding guitarist of the Chicano R&B band Tierra and audacious pioneer of Los Angeles’ soulful Eastside sound, died in his sleep Tuesday morning at age 71. His stepdaughter, Cresi, says ...