Quetzal Puentes Sonoros CD

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. It's 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.

1. El Solar de Do±a Juana (Do±a Juana's Plot of Land) 2. La Gu?a (The Guide) 3. Vendedores en Acci?n (Merchants in Action) 4. Frutos Del Movimiento (Fruits of the Movement) 5. Fandango Fronterizo (Fandango of the Borderlands) 6. La Luna en Cuarto Menguante (Waning Crescent Moon) 7. El Perd?n (Forgiveness) 8. ?S? Te Cont? de Maifr?n? (Did I Tell You About Maifr?n, My Friend?) 9. Las Semillitas (The Little Seeds) 10. El Hogar de Tereso y Rod (Tereso and Rod's Home) 11. El R?o (The River) 12. ?ngela de la Cuenca 13. Te Quiero (I Love You) 14. Jard?n Kojima (Kojima Garden) 15. Cristo Negro (Black Christ) 16. San Andr?s (San Andr?s) 17. La Vuelta (The Turn)