Track Listing
1. De los Amores - (Spanish)
2. Valentin - (Spanish)
3. Poema - (Spanish)
4. Los Amantes
5. El Mayoral - (Spanish)
6. La Macorina - (Spanish)
7. Golpe E' Tierra - (Spanish)
8. Panalivio / Zancudito
9. Reina Mortal - (Spanish)
10. Xanahari - (Spanish)
11. (Untitled) - (hidden track)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Cyro Baptista, David Byrne, Greg Cohen, Marc Ribot | | Producer: | Craig Street | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | 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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