Bailemos, Sacramentita.

Mexico's Trio Los Panchos will bring romantic bolero music to Sacramento when they hit the stage at Empire Event Center tonight on 1417 R Street.

La Raza Galeria Posada is bringing the internationally acclaimed band up north as part of its Sabor! Music series. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30. Tickets are $30 at the door.

The fundraiser concert is being held to raise money for La Raza and its cultural programs.

Nearly seven decades after forming, Los Panchos is considered one of Latin America's top trios. They recently played at the Hollywood Bowl for Mariachi USA.

The original band members have been replaced by younger musicians. Gabriel Vargas Aguilar, the son of co-founder Alfredo Gil, is now the band's musical director.

Their music has its roots in central Mexico's traditional trio music. Los Panchos is credited with reviving the genre by mixing harmony and classical guitar into sensual ballads.

The band also created a new style of Mexican trio music when Gil invented a small guitar called the requinto, now a standard instrument used by all trios.

For event information, call 916-446-5133.