From its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas, the four-time Grammy Award-winning musical group La Mafia has charted a course as one of Latin Music?s most influential bands. History La Mafia was founded in 1980 by Oscar De La Rosa, and Armando Lichtenberger Jr. at Henry?s Night Club, a bar owned by Oscar?s family. De La Rosa, as vocalist, and Lichtenberger, as keyboardist, accordion player and the band?s producer, were joined by Tim Ruiz Jr. on bass in 1996, Joe Gonzales on drums in 2003, Jesus Angel on keyboards and vocals in 2006 and Viktor on Guitar in 2007. The band?s original name was Los Jovenes. La Mafia, seeking to expand their musical horizons, began touring extensively in Mexico and Latin America beginning in the late 1980s. The practice of Hispanic-American artists performing in Mexico on a large scale was unheard of before La Mafia. Back home, La Mafia has performed in front of th

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