Track Listing 1. De los Amores - (Spanish) 2. Valentin - (Spanish) 3. Poema - (Spanish) 4. Los Amantes - (Spanish) 5. El Mayoral - (Spanish) 6. La Macorina - (Spanish) 7. Golpe E Tierra (Hablan los Negros) - (Spanish) 8. Panalivio/Zancudito - (Spanish) 9. Reina Mortal - (Spanish) 10. Xanahar - (Spanish)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Cyro Baptista, David Byrne, Greg Cohen, Marc Ribot | | Distributor: | MSI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | n/a | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel includes: Susana Baca (vocals); Pat Munoz (acoustic guitar, background vocals); David Byrne (guitar, charrango); Marc Ribot (guitar); Greg Leisz (pedal steel); Rob Burger (accordion, organ); John Medeski (piano, organ); David Pinto (bass, background vocals); Greg Cohen (bass); Hugo Bravo (congas, percussion, background vocals); Cyro Baptista (percussion). Recorded at Susana Baca's House, Lima, Peru; Sear Sound, Big House Recording, and Effanel Music, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Giuliana Mazzetti.
Editorial Reviews 3.5 stars out of 5 - ...Continues to open borders, combining the historic sounds of black Peru with the contributions of avant-garde musicians....Baca captures history even as she transcends it. Rolling Stone (04/13/2000)
...Baca keeps her miraculous ensemble and gets accessorized by pop-jazz stylist Craig Street, who wisely gives her close-miked vowels plenty of room. Spin (04/01/2000)
3 stars out of 5 - ...Showcases [her] pure, melancholic vocals alongside a cool backdrop of Spanish guitar, percussion and bass....when she lightens up...the world seems a better place. Q (08/01/2000)
...The relaxed intimacy is obvious from the first notes of 'De Los Amores'. This has class stomped all over it....sounding like slick late-night lounge lizards... Mojo (06/01/2000)
...An alluring and thoughtfully balanced set, mixing new with adapted traditional songs. The Wire (06/01/2000)
...[her] rich, sensual vocal takes center stage....Her ballads smolder, and her up-tempo numbers are striking for their depth....[the] grooves are elastic...while guitar, wooden box percussion, and bass alone etch complex rhythmic beds... CMJ (04/01/2000)
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