Canto

by Los Super Seven

Overview

Canto, the second album from the all-star Los Super Seven, begins with a mellow, Habanera-influenced groove and the suave vocal incantations of Raul Malo. It's a luring introduction to a CD that offers up one superb song after another. The follow-up to their Grammy award-winning 1998 self-titled debut, Los Super Seven's Canto projects the sophisticated, enduring, and variegated sounds of Latin American music itself. From "Qualquem Coisa," a Brazilian ballad sung by Caetano Veloso, to "Teresa," a Los Angeles-infused songo, Canto's 12 tracks touch upon a number of traditional Latin American styles while retaining a sound all their own. On Canto, the stalwart Los Super Seven crew of Cesar Rosas and David Hidalgo from Los Lobos, country singer Rick Trevino, and Tejano star Ruben Ramos welcome Brazilian sensation Caetano Veloso, Raul Malo from the Mavericks, and Peru's primary diva, Susana Baca. All the performers on the album, instrumentalists and vocalists alike, project a confident, smooth, and cosmopolitan sound. Even if you don't consider yourself to be much a Latin music fan, do yourself a favor and check out Canto. Los Super Seven have managed, once again, to defy simple market categories with a release that is Grammy material and, more importantly, great music through and through. ~ John Vallier

Product Details

Release Date:	03/13/2001
Label:	Legacy / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0074646142929

Tracks

1. Siboney
2. Calle Dieceseis
3. El Que Siembre Su Maiz
4. El Pescador
5. Me Voy Pa'L Pueblo
6. Compay Gato
7. Qualquem Coisa
8. Teresa
9. Drumi Drumi Mobila
10. Campesino
11. Paloma Guaramera
12. Baby

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Los Super Seven   Primary Artist
Conrad Lozano   Guitarron,Vocals (Background)
Wil-Dog Abers   Bass
Cesar Rosas   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Louie Perez   Vihuela,Vocals (Background)
Ruben Ramos   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Raul Malo   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Rick Trevino   Vocals (Background)
Max Baca   Percussion,Drums (Snare)
Cougar Estrada   Drums,Percussion
Caetano Veloso   Guitar,Vocals
David Hidalgo   Percussion
Vinicius Cantuaria   Percussion
Rafael Munoz   Cajon
Alberto Salas   Piano,Percussion
David Pinto   Bass
Daniel Levin   Cello
Steve Berlin   Tamboura
Susana Baca   Vocals
Billy West   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Cesar Rosas   Composer,Performer
Doug Sax   Mastering
Jeff Moses   Assistant Engineer
John Jackson   Project Manager
John Whynot   Engineer
Louie Perez   Composer,Photography,Art Direction
Jesse Gorman   Assistant Engineer
Richard Barron   Assistant Engineer
Jim Vollentine   Assistant Engineer
Ruben Ramos   Composer,Performer
Seth McLain   Assistant Engineer
Raul Malo   Composer,Performer
Merceditas Valdes   Composer
Rick Trevino   Composer,Performer
Caetano Veloso   Composer,Performer
Dave McNair   Mixing,Engineer
David Hidalgo   Composer,Performer
Lorenzo Barcelata   Composer
Robert Hadley   Mastering
Alberto Salas   Performer
David Pinto   Arranger
Andy Manganello   Assistant Engineer
Adam Block   Project Director
Robert Breen   Assistant Engineer
Nancy Donald   Art Direction
Leslie Turner   Project Manager
B+   Photography
Hooshik Bayliss   Design,Art Direction
Jeff Jones   Project Director
Ernesto Lecuona   Composer
Steve Berlin   Producer,Performer
Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Susana Baca   Composer,Performer