Sino is the Latin Grammy winning sixth studio album by Mexican band
Café Tacuba, 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.
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
Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 with a total of six nominations:
Album of the Year and
Alternative Music Album, for ''Sino''. The
lead single "Volver a Comenzar" was shortlisted for
Record of the Year
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and Best Alternative Song. The second single "Esta Vez" received nominations for
Best Rock Song and
Song of the Year. The band took the record for most
Latin Grammys won in one night.
"Volver a Comenzar" is featured prominently in the video game ''
LittleBigPlanet'', as well as in the
Netflix fantasy film ''
Chupa''.
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
Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (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) – vocals (lead vocals on all tracks except 2, 3, 7 and 12; co-lead vocals on 13 and 14), guitar
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*Emmanuel Del Real – Keyboards, acoustic guitar
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, piano
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, programming, vocals (lead vocals on track 3 and 7; co-lead vocals on 13 and 14), melodeon
*Joselo Rangel – Electric guitar
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, acoustic guitar, vocals (lead vocals on track 2).
*Quique Rangel – Bass guitar, electric upright bass, vocals (lead vocals on track 12).
Additional Musicians:
*Victor Indrizzo - Acoustic and Mic’d Drums
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Charts
Certifications
References
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2007 albums
Café Tacuba albums
Albums produced by Gustavo Santaolalla