Sino is the Latin Grammy winning sixth studio album by Mexican band

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, ...

, released on October 9, 2007 in Mexico, Latin America and the United States. The band has once again worked with award-winning Argentine music producer

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 ...

. Four singles spawned off the album- "Volver a Comenzar", "Esta Vez", "Vámonos", and "Quiero Ver". The full album leaked onto the internet on October 6, 2007. On September 10, 2008, Café Tacvba became the leading nominee at the

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with a total of six nominations: Album of the Year and Alternative Music Album, for ''Sino''. The

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"Volver a Comenzar" was shortlisted for

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and Best Alternative Song. The second single "Esta Vez" received nominations for

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and Song of the Year. The band took the record for most

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s won in one night. "Volver a Comenzar" is featured prominently in the video game ''

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Reception

''— The New York Times''ver adecade, and it keeps getting better...

...keeps getting better... ''Universal Music Latin Entertainment'' ''— Los Angeles Times''
...it's lonely at the top. ''Los Angeles Times'' In Mexico, the album was certified Gold by

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(AMPROFON) for selling 30,000 units. In addition, a pre-loaded bundle of audio and video tracks including "Volver a Comenzar", "Esta Vez", "Y Es Que...", "Vámonos" and "Quiero Ver" was certified Gold for selling an additional 50,000 units.

Track listing

Personnel

*Ixaya Mazatzin Tleyotl aka. Ixxi Xoo/ Cone Cahuitl (

Rubén Albarrán Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (born February 1, 1967) is a Mexican musician, singer, song writer, music producer, and activist. He is a member and founder of the alternative rock band Café Tacvba. As singer and frontman of Café Tacvba, the arti ...

) – vocals (lead vocals on all tracks except 2, 3, 7 and 12; co-lead vocals on 13 and 14),

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*Emmanuel Del Real – Keyboards, acoustic guitar,

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, programming, vocals (lead vocals on track 3 and 7; co-lead vocals on 13 and 14),

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*Joselo Rangel –

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, acoustic guitar, vocals (lead vocals on track 2). *Quique Rangel –

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, vocals (lead vocals on track 12). Additional Musicians: *Victor Indrizzo - Acoustic and Mic’d Drums

Certifications

References

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