''Nuevo'' is a 2002 album by the

Kronos Quartet The Kronos Quartet is an American string quartet based in San Francisco. It has been in existence with a rotating membership of musicians for almost 50 years. The quartet covers a very broad range of musical genres, including contemporary classic ...

composed entirely of music of Mexican origin. It was inspired by a number of visits made to Mexico by the quartet's violinist and founder, David Harrington, from 1995. The album was produced by

Gustavo Santaolalla Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for composing his film scores with his collaborator and acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu, which composed the ...

, David Harrington, and Judith Sherman, and co-produced by

Aníbal Kerpel Aníbal Kerpel is an Argentine producer, engineer an mixer. Member of the progressive rock band Crucis, he began a successful career as a producer after the split of the band, working with artists such as Los Prisioneros, Café Tacvba, Dividi ...

. It was released on CD by Elektra Records, and was nominated for a 2003 Latin Grammy award for "Best Classical Album" and a 2003 Grammy award for "Best Classical Crossover Album". The quartet performed the album live during 2002.

Carlos Garcia

A number of guest musicians feature, including Carlos Garcia, a one-armed street performer originally from Michoacán, who makes music by blowing on the side of an

ivy ''Hedera'', commonly called ivy (plural ivies), is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to western, central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa and ...

leaf, whom Harrington chanced upon in 1995 while Garcia was busking at the

Zócalo The Zócalo () is the common name of the main square in central Mexico City. Prior to the colonial period, it was the main ceremonial center in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. The plaza used to be known simply as the "Main Square" or "Arms Sq ...

in Mexico City. Harrington later found a CD, , which included a recording of Garcia, made on a sidewalk, performing the love song "". Kronos purchased the rights to reuse it from its Mexican record company, and overdubbed strings. They also played live accompaniment to the recording of Garcia in their 2002 concerts. In late 2002, it emerged that Garcia had not received his share of the payment made to the record company for the right to use the recording, and the quartet arranged a collection in his benefit. Garcia did not hear the finished recording until December 2002.

Remixes

The album's opening track, "", was remixed, separately, by

Plankton Man Plankton Man (born Ignacio Chavez, Nashio for short) is a Mexican musician and former founding member of the Nortec Collective. His music is inspired by traditional Mexican music such as the brass banda and the accordion accents of norteño mu ...

Murcof Murcof is the performing and recording name of Mexican electronic musician Fernando Corona. Corona was born in 1970 in Tijuana, Mexico and raised in Ensenada. He was for a time a member of the Tijuana-based Nortec Collective of electronic musicians ...

(aka "Terrestre") and Bostich, each members of the

Nortec Collective Nortec Collective was a musical ensemble formed by various individual one- or two-man production projects. The group came together in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Their genre mixes electronic music with musical elements and instrumentation o ...

. Plankton Man's dance mix was used to close the album. Four versions were issued as an EP: # (Bostich/Nortec Collective) - 4:48 # (Plankton Man Dance Mix) - 4:59 # (Terrestre) - 5:14 # (Plankton Man 6/8) - 5:03

Tracklist

The album has 14 tracks: # (The Man from Sinaloa) - composed by

Severiano Briseño Severiano Briseño Chávez (1902 – 1988) was a Mexican composer born in the State of San Luis Potosí, and died in Mexico City. He was a founding partner of the national society of authors and composersSociedad de Autores y Compositores de Méxi ...

, arranged by

Osvaldo Golijov Osvaldo Noé Golijov (; born December 5, 1960) is an Argentine composer of classical music and music professor, known for his vocal and orchestral work. Biography Osvaldo Golijov was born in and grew up in La Plata, Argentina, in a Jewish family ...

# (It Was Easy for Me) (featuring Luanne Warner) - composed by

Agustín Lara Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (; October 30, 1897 – November 6, 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican composer and performer of songs and boleros. He is recogn ...

, arranged by Osvaldo Golijov # Mini Skirt - composed by

Juan García Esquivel Juan García Esquivel (January 20, 1918 – January 3, 2002), often known mononymously as Esquivel!, was a Mexican band leader, pianist, and composer for television and films. He is recognized today as one of the foremost exponents of a sophisti ...

, arranged by Osvaldo Golijov # (Crying) (featuring Alejandro Flores and

Efrén Vargas Efren or Efrén is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Efrén Echeverría (born 1932), musician guitarist, composer, and compiler from Paraguay * Efrén Pérez Rivera (born 1929), former college professor and noted Puerto Rican en ...

) - Traditional (Son Huasteco), arranged by Osvaldo Golijov # (Perfidy) (featuring Carlos Garcia) - composed by Alberto Domínguez, arranged by Stephen Prutsman # (featuring Tambuco Percussion Ensemble) - composed by

Silvestre Revueltas Silvestre Revueltas Sánchez (December 31, 1899 – October 5, 1940) was a Mexican composer of classical music, a violinist and a conductor. Life Revueltas was born in Santiago Papasquiaro in Durango, and studied at the National Conservatory ...

, arranged by Stephen Prutsman # K’in Sventa Ch’ul Me’tik Kwadulupe (Festival for the Holy Mother Guadalupe) (featuring Luanne Warner, Rominko Patixtan Patixtan, Pegro Lunes Tak’il Bek’et, Carmen Gomez Oso, Xun Perez Hol Cotom, and Rominko Mendez Xik) - composed by Osvaldo Golijov # (featuring

Luis Conte Luis Conte (born 16 November 1954) is a Cuban percussionist best-known for his performances in the bands of artists including James Taylor, Madonna, Pat Metheny Group, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Shakira. He began ...

) - composed by

Margarita Lecuona Margarita Lecuona (1910–1981) was a Cuban singer and composer who is remembered for composing Afro songs such as "Babalú" and "Tabú". Biography Born in Havana on 18 April 1910, Lecuona was the daughter of Eugenio Lecuona, the Cuban consul in ...

, arranged by Osvaldo Golijov # (Four Cornfields) - composed by Belisario García de Jesús and José Elizondo, arranged by Stephen Prutsman # (featuring

) - medley of songs composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

(" Turkish March", on which the theme tune of the Mexican comedy program ''

El Chavo del Ocho ''El Chavo'' (English: ''The Kid''); — also known as ''El Chavo del Ocho'' (English: ''The Kid from number Eight'') during its earliest episodes —, is a Mexican television sitcom created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, produced by Televisa. It ...

'' was based),

El Chapulín Colorado ''El Chapulín Colorado'' (English: ''The Red Grasshopper'') is a Mexican television comedy series that ran from 1973 to 1979 and parodied superhero shows. It was created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito), who also played the main char ...

, and

Roberto Gómez Bolaños Roberto Gómez Bolaños (21 February 1929 – 28 November 2014), more commonly known by his stage name Chespirito, or "Little William Shakespeare, Shakespeare", was a Mexican actor, comedian, screenwriter, humorist, director, producer, and au ...

, arranged by

Ricardo Gallardo Ricardo is the Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a s ...

# (featuring Ariel Guzik) - composed by Ariel Guzik, arranged by Kronos Quartet # - composed by

Chalino Sánchez Rosalino "Chalino" Sánchez Félix (30 August 1960 – 16 May 1992), was a Mexican singer-songwriter. Posthumously called "El Rey del Corrido", he is widely considered one of the most influential narcocorrido singers of the late 20th century. Cha ...

, arranged by Osvaldo Golijov # 12/12 (featuring

Café Tacuba Café Tacvba (Pronounced ''kaˈfe taˈkuβa'') is a band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, ...

- composed by Café Tacuba, arranged by Osvaldo Golijov # (Dance Mix) - Remix by

Musicians

The Kronos Quartet's line-up at the time was: * David Harrington -

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

* John Sherba - violin * Hank Dutt -

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* Jennifer Culp -

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

Guest musicians

Other performers on the album include: * Luanne Warner, marimba * Alejandro Flores, vocals, violin * Efrén Vargas, vocals * Carlos Garcia, musical leaf * Tambuco Percussion Ensemble **Ricardo Gallardo **Alfredo Bringas **Cláudia Oliveira **Raúl Tudón * Rominko Patixtan Patixtan, arpa * Pegro Lunes Tak’il Bek’et, vob * Carmen Gomez Oso, vocals * Xun Perez Hol Cotom, vocals * Rominko Mendez Xik, vocals * Luis Conte, percussion * Ariel Guzik, plasmaht * Gustavo Santaolalla, toys, percussion * Café Tacuba ** Ritacantalagua, electric guitar **Emmanuel, programming, keyboards, jarana **Quique, jarana, concha, programming **Joselo, electric guitar **Alejandro Flores, violin, requinto

References

External links

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