Quetzal - Puentes Sonoros

Cat. no: SFW40584
Format: CD
Barcode: 093074058428
Release Date: 12th February 2021
Genre: World Music

On Puentes Sonoros (Sonic Bridges), the Grammy-winning East L.A. band Quetzal crosses physical and stylistic borders to create an album of songs imbued with inventiveness.

Its musicians stand at the center of transnational and transformative son jarocho practice, bridging rural life of Veracruz, Mexico, with contemporary Chicano sensibilities of urban struggle for freedom and self-determination. The strumming of traditional strings and percussive zapateado blend purposefully with Afro-diasporic R&B and bat , drawing from cultural roots to craft echoes of the future.

Interweaving original compositions with sonic glimpses of inspirational figures from Veracruz, this recording embodies a collective vision of positive change. 

Tracks: El solar de do a Juana (Do a Juana’s Plot of Land) / La gu a (The Guide) / Vendedores en acci n (Merchants in Action) / Frutos del movimiento (Fruits of the Movement) / Fandango fronterizo (Fandango of the Borderlands) / La luna en cuarto menguante (Waning Crescent Moon) / El perd n (Forgiveness) / S te cont de Maifr n? (Did I Tell You about Maifr n, My Friend?) / Las semillitas (The Little Seeds) / El hogar de Tereso y Rod (Tereso and Rod’s Home) / El r o (The River) / ngela de la Cuenca / Te quiero (I Love You) / Jard n Kojima (Kojima Garden) / Cristo negro (Black Christ) / San Andr s (San Andr s) / La vuelta (The Turn)