By – TheGuardian.com – Photograph: Josue Rivas/ATO Records.

You may be forgiven for cutting confused Chicano Batman first-timers a bit of slack. Chicano Batman aren’t your typical rock band. Four Latinos from the Los Angeles area and beyond (drummer Gabriel Villa is from Cali, Colombia), they’ve developed a cult following in the city with their “LA Tropicalia” blend of soulful music lifted from all over Central and South America.

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