Imaginaries, by Quetzal

Imaginaries

by Quetzal

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1.	2+0+1+2=cinco (2+0+1+2=five) 04:37	buy track
2.	Imaginaries 02:51	buy track
3.	Estoy aquí (I Am Here) 05:23	buy track
4.	Time Will Tell 05:20	buy track
5.	Luz y miel (Light and Honey) 05:09	buy track
6.	Witness 03:34	buy track
7.	Tragafuegos (Fire Breathers) 03:36	buy track
8.	Duérmete (Go to Sleep) 05:38	buy track
9.	Dreamers, Schemers 03:08	buy track
10.	Intifada 03:41	buy track
11.	Por eso (That’s Why) 05:13	buy track
12.	Todo lo que tengo (All that I Have) 05:07	buy track

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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.

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released February 28, 2012

Produced by Quetzal Flores and Daniel E. Sheehy
Recorded and mixed by Pete Reiniger
Additional engineering by Quetzal Flores
Assistant engineers: Alberto López and Camilo Moreno
Recorded at Coney Island Studios, Glendale, CA
Mastered by Charlie Pilzer, Airshow Mastering
Annotated by Russell Rodríguez, with Martha González
Cover art by José Ramírez
Photos by Brian Cross
Executive producers: Daniel E. Sheehy and D. A. Sonneborn
Production manager: Mary Monseur
Spanish translation by Juan Díes
Editorial assistance by Jacob Love and León García
Design and layout by Sonya Cohen Cramer

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