Felix Gato Peralta is a Chicano singer-songwriter, guitarist, accordionist, and harmonica player from New Mexico. He blends traditional corridos, Matachines rhythms, Southwest blues, zydeco, and cumbia to honor his ancestral journey. A dedicated cultural educator and community leader, Felix uses music as a pathway for healing generational trauma and keeping Hispano and Nuevo Mexicano traditions alive. He has performed at the Kennedy Center’s Arts Across America, been featured in PBS documentaries, and is a 2026 516 ARTS Fulcrum Fund grantee.
I’m here to archive, to pass down, and to help keep what remains of a culture that’s slowly fading. I am a cultural bearer of sound and art — a gatherer of salt, a peregrino of hard times, floods, crying, incarceration, and broken homes. I’m an educator, a community leader, and a student of the world.
Gigs !
July 4 - Taos, NM - Opening for The Mavericks July 6 - Santa Fe, NM - Opening for Texmaniacs
July 11 - Angel Fire, NM - BluesFest
July 11 - Taos, NM - Alley Cantina
July 12 - Pagosa Springs, CO - Motel Soco Gato Music Fest
July 23 - Ridgway, CO-Ridgway Concert Series
July 24 - Albuquerque, NM - Old Town Concert Series
July 26 Santa Fe NM - Spanish Market with Lara Manzanares
August 7 - Taos, NM - Taos Mesa Brewing Opening for Los Straitjackets
August 14 - Santa Fe, New Mexico - Indian Market Santa Fe Plaza
August 26 - Lawrence, KS - Northside Social
August 28 - Ontonagon, MI - Porcupine MountainsMusic Festival (Porkys Fest)
August 29 - Burlington, IA - The Washington
September 5 - Alamosa, CO - 45th Annual Early Iron Festival
September 26 - San Juan Wine Festival
September 26 - Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Folk Festival
Felix Peralta Resume
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