20 Kilates

20 Kilates is a 20 track album series that feature some of the best artist in Regional Mexican Music. The series includes artist in all the sub-categories in the genre like Norte�o, Banda, Cumbia, Grupero and more. Los Rehenes, formed early in the 1980s in Fresnillo, Zacatecas spend most of their time playing romantic favorites, they will often launch into rousing corridos or stirring patriotic numbers. Consisting of vocalists Javier and Roberto Torres, guitarist Jesus Ortega, bassist Jesus Lambero, percussionists Ben and Gerardo Torres, plus keyboard player Francisco Ramon, Los Rehenes recorded many albums for the small independent label DMY Records, then became popular in the '90s with the hits Corazones Rotos and Traicionera. The band signed with Discos Sabinas (Fonovisa in America) & released three successful albums in a row, en Lo Grande, Los Rehenes, and Ni El Primero Ni El Ultimo, during 1992-1994. The nominal leader of the group, Javier Torres, began recording solo albums as well in 1994, with Javier Torres con Banda.