Nueva York!

by Dan Zanes

Overview

Former Del Fuego Dan Zanes has been anything but dormant since the rootsy college rock collective called it quits in 1990. Six years after his 1995 solo debut, Cool Down Time, Zanes discovered a way to merge his two favorite things (fatherhood and music) into a sustainable career with a series of folk albums for kids that has proven to be just as enjoyable for their larger counterparts. After snagging a Grammy Award in 2007 for the singalong album Catch That Train, Zanes, ever the cultural sponge, gathered his musician friends from New York's Latino community and began work on a collection of songs from the Spanish-speaking Americas. The resulting Nueva York!, referred to frequently in print by Zanes as his "pro-immigration CD," features 17 high quality songs, mostly traditional, that touch on many Latin folk styles like cumbia, merengue, son, and bachata. Zanes brought in some serious muscle this time around, including Marc Ribot, Panamanian actress/singer Daphne Rubin-Vega, Latin jazz singer Lila Downs, Mexican rockers the Villa-Lobos Brothers, and Afro-Colombian roots ensemble La Cumbiamba Eneye, and he allows the spotlight to fall on them more times than not, resulting in a fun, all-inclusive listening experience that's a lot like sitting on a hot set of apartment steps during a summer block party. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/10/2008
Label:	FESTIVAL FIVE REC.
UPC:	0800495001120

Tracks

1. El Pescador
2. Col¿¿s
3. Dame La Mano Paloma
4. Polito Chicken
5. Verde Luz
6. Compadre Pedro Juan
7. Alba Ma¿¿anera
8. Tambora de Los Morenos
9. La Bruja
10. Phone Call Home
11. El Pijul
12. Son Borinque¿¿o
13. La Piragua
14. El Canario
15. Cuida el Agua
16. Palo Bonito
17. El Botell¿¿n
18. Mi Luna

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dan Zanes   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Autoharp,Mandolin,Cavaquinho,Tenor Banjo,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Ernesto Villalobos   Primary Artist,Jarana,Vocals
Isidro Chavez   Primary Artist,Vocals,Sax (Alto)
Rubi Theater Company   Primary Artist
Joaquin Maria DelRosario   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
La Cumbiamba Eneye   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Beto Villa Lobos   Primary Artist,Jarana,Vocals
Sonia De Los Santos   Primary Artist
Luis Villa Lobos   Violin,Vocals
Quique D.   Cuatro
Demian Palombo   Guitar
Jesse Myers   Rap,Vocals
Stephanie Aguila Vale   Choir/Chorus
Sebastian Cruz   Tamboura,Drums (Bass)
Carina Vasquez   Choir/Chorus
Sonia Videgaray   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Macy Lawler   Choir/Chorus
Jose R. Estevez   Beat Box
Nilko Andreas   Shaker,Choir/Chorus
Silvia Sierra   Vocals,Featured Artist
La Bruja   Featured Artist
Anna Zanes   Flute,Choir/Chorus
George Rush   Tuba
Nelson Vasquez   Choir/Chorus
Patricia Herrera   Rap,Vocals
Jennifer Fleming   Vocals
JoMack Miranda   Rap,Beat Box
Tashawn Reagon   Flute
Colin Brooks   Guiro,Maracas,Percussion,Drums
Rob Friedman   Vocals,Pump Organ,Tambourine,Farfisa Organ,Organ (Hammond),Lap Steel Guitar,Piano (Electric)
Lila Downs   Vocals,Featured Artist
Quique Sinesi   Guitar,Charango
Marc Ribot   Soloist,Featured Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Daphne Rubin-Vega   Vocals,Featured Artist
Guillermo Cardenas   Cajon,Bongos,Maracas,Percussion
Maria Lazarini   Vocals
Martin Vejarano   Drums,Cununo,Vocals
Dos Santos, Sonia Maria   Vocals,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Acoustic)
Jose Charrillo V.   Guitar
Saskia Sunshine Lane   Vocals,Bass (Upright)
Johnny Ali Garcia Fleming   Vocals
Elena Moon Park   Violin,Vocals,Trumpet
John Foti   Accordion,Saxophone
Bernardo Palombo   Guitar,Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Featured Artist
Paul Cohen   Clarinet
Isidro Lopez   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Cathy Valle   Production Intern
Astrid Lewis Reedy   Package Design
Salvador Cardenal   Composer
Robert Krevolin   Production Assistant
Ernesto Villalobos   Sounds
Silvia Sierra   Composer
Luis Alberti   Composer
Dan Zanes   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Luis Alves Ferreira   Composer
JoMack Miranda   Composer
Anastasia Sanchez   Photography
Rob Friedman   Mixing,Sounds,Engineer,Producer
Lila Downs   Arranger
Phil Klum   Mastering
Rosalind Ilett   Production Intern
Gala Narezo   Cover Photo,Photography
J. Maya Luz Pliego   Photography
Traditional   Composer
Bernardo Palombo   Composer,Executive Producer