Inspired by Eduardo Galeano’s The Open Veins of Latin America
Desafío Candente is inspired by the writings of Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano, in his book “The Open Veins of Latin America”. Featuring collaborations of 21 musicians and 13 guest speakers, from 11 different countries, in a collection of 14 tracks, Desafío Candente takes you on a journey through Latin America and its history of colonialism, imperialism, and neoliberalism. Desafío Candente denounces the power structures that run Latin American and prey on its people to this day, while it also celebrates the resilience, spirit and creativity of its very diverse communities.
Desafío Candente was ranked amongst the top jazz albums of 2021 by Downbeat, Jazziz, 33third and Jazz Critics Polls.
1. I. Overture feat. Artie Black & Gustavo Cortiñas 08:26
2. II. Abya Yala feat. Xavier Quijas Yxayotl & Angelina Suyul 09:50
3. III. Pachacuti 07:27
4. IV. La Fiebre del Oro feat. Javier Red & Artie Black 09:03
5. V. El Jinete y el Caballo feat. Roy Mcgrath, Euan Edmonds & Matt Gold 05:32
6. VI. La Nostalgia Peleadora de Tupac Amaru feat. Drew Hansen & Juan Pastor 07:50
7. VII. Combustible Humano feat. Joaquin Garcia 04:23
8. VIII. La Ruta de Regreso a Guinea esta en el Arcoiris feat. Gros Ngolle Pokossi & Artie Black 06:10
9. IX. Pax Britannica feat. Joaquin Garcia 06:52
10. X. Los Caudillos Campesinos feat. Damian Rivero, Drew Hansen & Jeronimo Gonzalez 05:09
11. XI. El Desarrollo Desarrolla la Desigualdad feat. Luzius Devoun & Matt Gold 07:15
12. XII. La Mano Invisible feat. Victor Goines 06:31
13. XIII. Desafio Candente feat. Euan Edmonds 06:51
14. Un Mundo En Que Quepan Muchos Mundos feat. Xavier Quijas Yxayotl 04:53
Music - Gustavo Cortiñas
Text - Eduardo Galeano (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Except:
*Angelina Suyul
**La Visión de los Vencidos (anónimo) ***lyrics - Subcomandante Marcos ****letter / lyrics - Gustavo Cortiñas
Drew Hansen (Glenview, IL) - trompeta / trumpet
Artie Black (Renfrew, PA) - tenor sax and bass clarinet / sax tenor y clarinete bajo Euan Edmonds (Salt Lake City, UT) - trombón / trombone
Joaquín García (Chicago, IL) - piano
Matt Gold (Queens, NY) - guitarra / guitar - tracks 6, 7, 9 & 12
Kitt Lyles (Greenville, SC) - contrabajo / upright bass
Gustavo Cortiñas (CDMX, MX) - batería y percusión / drum set and percussion
Invitados especiales / Special guests
Xavier Quijas Yxayotl (Guadalajara, Jalisco, México) - flauta e instrumentos ancestrales - flute and ancestral instruments - tracks 2 & 14
Javier Resendiz (CDMX, México) - piano - track 4
Roy McGrath (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - saxofón tenor / tenor sax - track 5
Victor Junito González (Chicago, IL) - percusión / percussion - track 5
Bobby Delgado (Chicago, IL) - percusión / percussion - track 5
Javier Quintana-Ocasio (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico) - percusión / percussion - track 5 Juan Pastor (Lima, Perú)- percusión / percussion - track 6
Gros Ngolle Pokossi (Yaoundé, Cameroon) - bajo / bass - track 8
Yuri Hevia (Sewell, Chile) - percusión / percussion - tracks 9 & 13
Damián Rivero (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - voz / vocals - track 10
Jerónimo González (Villahermosa, Tabasco, México) - jarana - track 10
Victor Goines (New Orleans, LA) - clarinete / clarinet - track 11
Luzius Devoun (Ponce, PR) - voz / vocals - track 12
Edward Carpio (Lima, Perú) - coros y huiro / chorus vocals and huiro - track 12
Voz Hablada / Spoken Word
I. Graciela Morales (CDMX, México)
II. Angelina Suyul (Las Ollas, San Juan Chamula, México)
III. Esteban Martínez (Chiatipan Huazalingo, Hidalgo, México)
IV. Mercedes Inez Martinez (El Paso, TX)
V. Omar Torres-Kortright (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
VI. Carlos Robles (CDMX, México)
VII. Maria Allemana (Ribeirão Preto, Brazil)
VIII. Stephanie Woods Machado (Isla de la Juventud, Cuba)
IX. Sebastián Valenzuela (Sewell, Chile)
X. Andrés Cortiñas (CDMX, México)
XI. Daniel Castro (Bogotá, Colombia)
XII. Nancy Pantoja (Pasto, Colombia)
XIII. Gabriela Fouilloux (CDMX, México)
Carmen Chami (CDMX, México) - Portada / Cover Art
Damián Robles (CDMX, México) - Diseño / Graphic Design
Videografía / Videography - Zack Sievers
STUDIOMEDIA RECORDING COMPANY grabado por / recorded by Scott Steinman con asistencia de / assisted by Taylor Hales Electrical Audio, Chicago, IL.
mezclado y masterizado por / mixed and mastered by Scott Steinman
GardenView Sound Studio, Evanston, IL.
instrumentos ancestrales / ancestral instruments
Tomsonic Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA José Carrillo & Tom Manasian
Angelina Suyul
Alpha Digital Studio, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas por / by: Rafael Ayanegui
productor / producer: Otto Anzúrez Dadda
Voz / Spoken word - tracks 1, 6 & 10
Grabados por / Recorded by: Juan Pablo González (CDMX, México).
Spoken word - track 13, & Jarana
Grabados por / recorded by: Jerónimo González Last Jerónimo Music Studios
