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 batÃ¡, 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.

Tracklist:

El Solar de DoÃ±a Juana (DoÃ±a Juana's Plot of Land)
La GuÃa (The Guide)
Vendedores en AcciÃ³n (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 PerdÃ³n (Forgiveness)
Las Semillitas (The Little Seeds)
El Hogar de Tereso y Rod (Tereso and Rod's Home)
El RÃo (The River)
Angela de la Cuenca
Te Quiero (I Love You)
JardÃn Kojima (Kojima Garden)
Cristo Negro (Black Christ)
La Vuelta (The Turn)

UPC: 093074058428
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Release Date: 2.12.21
Format: CD

Quetzal - Puentes Sonoros (Digipak)