''Papa's Dream'' is a children's album by

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with

Lalo Guerrero Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero (December 24, 1916 – March 17, 2005) was an American guitarist, singer and farm labor activist best known for his strong influence on later Latin musical artists. Early life Guerrero was born in Tucson, Arizona, one o ...

, released in 1995 through Music for Little People/

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It features, among others, the Children's Coro of Los Cenzontles Musical Arts Center of

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.Chris Morris ''Los Lobos: Dream in Blue'' 029274823X 2015 p.124 "The Chicano star—who of course had his own experience in the children's market with his Las Ardillitas records — became the narrator and centerpiece of Papa's Dream, which mated the music (curated by Eugene Rodriguez) with a script by Phillip Rodriguez and Al Carlos Hernandez. In keeping with its target audience, the narrative was thin but easy to follow: “Papa Lalo” (Guerrero) takes his “sons” (Los Lobos) and “grandkids” the Children's Coro of Los Cenzontles Musical Arts Center of San Pablo) on a “Chicano blimp”... "

Track listing

;Note Even numbered tracks 2–14 and odd numbered tracks 15–31 are untitled and narration only.

Personnel

;Los Lobos with Lalo Guerrero *

David Hidalgo David Kent Hidalgo (born October 6, 1954, in Los Angeles.) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the band Los Lobos. Hidalgo frequently plays musical instruments such as accordion, violin, 6-string banjo, cello, requin ...

– guitar, vocals, accordion, violin, drums, hidalgarron,

requinto jarocho The requinto jarocho or guitarra de son is plucked string instrument, played usually with a special pick. It is a four- or five-stringed instrument that has originated from Veracruz, Mexico. The ''requinto'' is used in conjunto jarocho ensembles. ...

, guitarrón jarocho *

Cesar Rosas Cesar J. Rosas (born September 26, 1954, in Hermosillo, Mexico) is a Mexican singer, songwriter and guitarist for Los Lobos. Rosas also participates in the Latin supergroup Los Super Seven. Perhaps the most recognizable member of Los Lobos, Ros ...

– vocals, guitar, vihuela jarana *

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– bass,

guitarrón Guitarrón or guitarron is a common name for a number of stringed instruments found in Latin America and may refer to: * Guitarrón argentino, a six-stringed musical instrument from Argentina * Guitarrón chileno, a 25-stringed, plucked instrument ...

Louie Pérez Louis Frausto Pérez, Jr. (born January 29, 1953) is an American songwriter, percussionist and guitarist for Los Lobos and Latin Playboys. Pérez started with Los Lobos playing primarily jarana (a small Mexican guitar) and singing. He is one of ...

– drums,

jarana A jarana is a guitar-like string instrument from Mexico. There are different regional versions of the jarana, notably: * Jarana huasteca, string instrument of the Huastec region, Mexico * Jarana jarocha, string instrument of Veracruz, Mexico * Ja ...

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– saxophone, keyboards *

– narration, vocals, lead vocals (13, 20) ;Additional musicians * Victor Bisetti – percussion * Gilberto Gutierrez – jarana, mosquito, zapateado (1) * Jimmy Durchslag – trombone (26) * Mark Guerrero – backing vocals (28) * Hugo Arroyo – vocals (18, 28) * Anne Danzer – vocals (26) * Victoria Fernandez-McRorie – narration * Herman Obregon – narration, backing vocals (22) * Carmen Navarro – narration * Fauna Dillon-Ostrow – narration * Iona Dillon-Ostrow – narration * Johanna Perez – narration * Kai Ostrow – narration * Nancy Esteva – narration * Walter Emilio Perez – narration * Los Cenzontles Children's Coro – vocals * Eugene Rodriguez – choir conductor, backing vocals (3, 28) ;Production *

– producer * Eugene Rodriguez – producer *

Leib Ostrow Leib Ostrow is an American music producer and the founder and president of Music for Little People record label. Early years Leib was born in Detroit in 1951 and developed a keen love of music at an early age. During his childhood, his mother act ...

– producer * David Wells – engineer * Cesar Rosas – engineer, mixing * Phred Cirillo – engineer * Michael Prince – mixing * Warren Dennis – mixing, mastering * Chip Dunbar – mastering * Jim Fulton – narration assembly * Tanya Mayo – narration coordinator * Al Carlos Hernandez – story creation, writing * Phillip Rodriguez – story creation, writing * Sandy Bassett – art direction, design * Rafael Lopez – illustration

References

1995 albums Los Lobos albums Children's music albums {{1990s-album-stub