Credits: Produced by Quetzal Flores ; Produced by Daniel E. Sheehy ; Recorded by Pete Reiniger ; Mixed by Pete Reiniger ; Mastered by Charlie Pilzer ; Liner Notes by Russell Rodríguez ; Liner Notes by Martha González ; Cover artwork by José Ramírez ; Photography by Brian Cross ; Design by Sonya Cohen Cramer.
Track Listing
- 2+0+1+2=Cinco (2+0+1+2=Five)
- Imaginaries
- Estoy Aquí (I Am Here)
- Time Will Tell
- Luz Y Miel (Light And Honey)
- Witness
- Tragafuegos (Fire Breathers)
- Duérmete (Go To Sleep)
- Dreamers, Schemers
- Intifada
- Por Eso (That’s Why)
- Todo Lo Que Tengo (All That I Have)
Quetzal – Imaginaries
The music of Quetzal is at once visceral and intellectual. It makes you move, it makes you sing, and it makes you think. Sometimes thought of as a rock band, its members draw from a much larger web of musical, cultural, and social engagement. On Imaginaries, they creatively combine shades of East L.A.’s soundscape, traditional son jarocho of Veracruz, salsa, R&B, and more to express the political and social struggle for self-determination and self-representation, which ultimately is a struggle for dignity. 12 tracks, 55 minutes, 40-page booklet with bilingual notes.
Release Date: February 28, 2012
Label: Smithsonian/Folkways
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