After fleeing El Salvador's civil war, the founding members of the musical family Los Hermanos Lovo settled in the Washington, D.C. area. They brought with them their homegrown chanchona sound, creating a sense of home for themselves and other displaces Salvadorans.

On September 13, two days before Salvadoran independence day, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings releases '¡Soy Salvadoreño!' — an album of chanchona music by the El Salvadoran expatriate family-band Los Hermanos Lovo. The collection, comprised of Salvadoran standards, borrowed songs from other genres, and two original compositions, stands as a true representation of the musical style that has become synonymous with the group's homeland.

This album is part of the Smithsonian Folkways Tradiciones/Traditions series of Latino music albums, produced with support by the Smithsonian Latino Center.