![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Come prepared to sing, dance and join a pluri-ethnic artistic community dedicated to using music as a powerful force for social change. Interweaving original compositions with sonic glimpses of inspirational figures from Veracruz, this recording embodies a collective vision of positive change. Quetzal will be performing songs from their latest album, Puentes Sonoros, an ode to their Jarocho music roots. The groups latest album, Puentes Sonoros (Sonic Bridges). 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. The relevance of Quetzals music and lyrics have been noted in a range of publications. Its 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. Their latest recording Puentes Sonoros (Sonic Bridges) was released on Smithsonian Folkways in the fall of 2020. Quetzals Puentes Sonoros, The John Santos Sextets Art of the Descarga. band Quetzal crosses physical and stylistic borders to create an album of songs imbued with inventiveness. IMAGE: Images of the fifteen albums Smithsonian Folkways Recordings released in 2020. Take a look behind the scenes of their in-studio. Its musicians stand at the center of transnational and transformative son jarocho practice, bridging rural life of Veracruz, Mexico, with contemporary Chicano sensibilities. Grammy-award winning band Quetzal performs a new song off of their forthcoming album Puentes Sonoros. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - 2021, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless. band Quetzal crosses physical and stylistic borders to create an album of songs imbued with inventiveness. (Son jarocho, Mexican Folk Music) CD Quetzal - Puentes sonoros l. On Puentes Sonoros (Sonic Bridges), the Grammy-winning East L.A. On Puentes Sonoros (Sonic Bridges), the Grammy-winning East L.A. ![]()
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