The Platero Family

Now called "The Plateros" they feature Levi Platero, his brother, cousin, and father.

They are a three-piece family Blues Rock Power trio from Tohajiilee, New Mexico of the Eastern Agency of the Navajo Nation within the southwestern U.S.

They first came onto the music scene in 2004. In 2005, they were invited to the World's Largest Native Gathering in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for a 20-minute set on the "Reach the Rez Stage."

At the time, the lead guitar player, Levi Platero was only 12 years old. When he came out on stage, the packed crowd was amazed as the young guitarist slid across the stage with power cords and screaming Blues notes as his dad, Murphy Platero, backed his son with bass guitar and vocals, while his older cousin kept the beat on drums.

This was their first major performance. By the end of the show, the crowd had just seen the arrival of another Native American Family Band like Indigenous and Redbone.

The crowd gave Levi and his family band a huge welcome to the Native American music scene. Little did they know that this family has deep roots in music.

Murphy and his wife Janice, who played bass, used to be part of another band known as Hidden Manna. Murphy and his parents were also part of a music group before that.

Today Levi continues to perform with his family, doing over 280 shows since 2005. They are considered one of the most exciting bands to watch live.

In 2009, they won Best Blues at the New Mexico Music Awards from their second album "Hang On" nominated twice by the Native American Music Awards in 2006 and 2008. Their music video "Forever I'm With You" was nominated for Best Music Video by the 2009 American Indian Film Festival. They won Best Music Video at the 2010 Dreamspeaker Film Fest in Alberta, Canada.

Murphy writes most all the lyrics and they want people to know that when people go through difficult times, as we all do, there is Someone there for us. His name is Jesus.