Uncertainty can paralyze, but in the case of Los Lobos, it produced a Kiss-like outpouring of solo projects and a Grammy. In 1997, the' band left Warner Brothers, their label since 1982 because they felt they weren't being properly promoted, particularly in Latin markers.

While their recording future was up in the air, Cesar Rosas recorded Soul Disguise, his first solo album, and David Hidalgo and Louis Perez re-teamed with producers Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake for the second Latin Play...