''M.O.T.A.'' is the fourth studio

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by the Puerto Rican

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Cultura Profética Cultura Profética (in English, ''Prophetic Culture'') is a Puerto Rican reggae band formed in 1996. The band has undergone several lineup changes, but founding members Willy Rodríguez (bass guitar, vocals), Eliut González (guitar), and Omar S ...

. The album was recorded at Playbach Studios in

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, and released in 2005. The title is a

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for "Momentos de Ocio en el Templo del Ajusco" (

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: a volcano in Mexico City) which means "Moments of Leisure in the Temple of Ajusco". This is a reference to the suburb of

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where the band lived during a four-month tour in that country, which inspired them for the material in this album. "Mota" is also a slang term for "

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" in Mexican Spanish.

Track listing

All songs written by Eliut González, Willy Rodríguez, and Omar Silva, except where noted. # - 5:49 # (González, Rodríguez) - 5:35 # (Rodríguez) - 5:22 # (Rodríguez, Yallzee) - 5:32 # (Bayrex Jiménez, Rodríguez, Silva) - 4:43 # (Rodríguez) - 4:20 # (Boris Bilbraut, Elizam Escobar, González, Jiménez, Rodríguez, Silva) - 5:20 # (Letra de Silvio Rodríguez, tema del album Descartes (1998)) - 5:59 # (Bilbraut, González, Jiménez, Rodríguez, Silva) - 1:22 # (González, Rodríguez) - 5:44 # (Rodríguez, Tek1) - 6:17 # - 6:04 # - 0:25 # - 4:08 # - 2:10 # - 4:51 # (González, Jiménez, Rodríguez) - 4:41

Musicians

* Willy Rodríguez -

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* Eliut González -

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* Omar Silva - guitar, bass guitar * Boris Bilbraut -

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, vocals * Bayrex Jiménez -

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Additional musicians

* Efraín Martínez - drums on Tracks 4, 9 and 11 * Alexandre Carlo (from Natiruts) - vocals in "La Noche Vibra" * Guillermo Bonetto (from Los Cafres) - vocals in "Ritmo Que Pesa" * Siete Nueve - vocals in "Canción Despojo" * Tek1 - vocals in "Canción Despojo" * DJ Nature - samples on Tracks 4, 7, 11 and 17 * Iván Gutiérrez - piano in "Yavida" * Claudio Illiobre (from Los Cafres) - Moog in "Canción Despojo"

Production

* Produced by Willy Rodríguez, Eliut González, Omar Silva, Boris Bilbraut, Bayrex Jiménez

Recording

* Recorded at Playbach Studios in

* Mixed at EMG Studios in

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* Mix engineers -

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