Puentes Sonoros

On Puentes Sonoros (Sonic Bridges), the Grammy-winning East L.A. band Quetzal crosses physical and stylistic borders to create an album of songs imbued with inventiveness. Its musicians stand at the center of transnational and transformative son jarocho practice, bridging rural life of Veracruz, Mexico, with contemporary Chicano sensibilities of urban struggle for freedom and self-determination. The strumming of traditional strings and percussive zapateado blend purposefully with Afro-diasporic R&B and batá, drawing from cultural roots to craft echoes of the future. Interweaving original compositions with sonic glimpses of inspirational figures from Veracruz, this recording embodies a collective vision of positive change.

Track Listing

101	El solar de Doña Juana (Doña Juana’s Plot of Land) Quetzal	01:50
102	La guía (The Guide) Quetzal	06:49
103	Vendedores en acción (Merchants in Action) Quetzal	06:41
104	Frutos del movimiento (Fruits of the Movement) Quetzal	00:51
105	Fandango fronterizo (Fandango of the Borderlands) Quetzal featuring César Castro	04:38
106	La luna en cuarto menguante (Waning Crescent Moon) Quetzal	01:29
107	El perdón (Forgiveness) Quetzal	04:43
108	¿Sí te conté de Maifrén? (Did I Tell You about Maifrén, My Friend?) Quetzal	00:14
109	Las semillitas (The Little Seeds) Quetzal featuring César Castro and Jacob Hernández	05:24
110	El hogar de Tereso y Rod (Tereso and Rod’s Home) Quetzal	01:06
111	El río (The River) Quetzal	04:46
112	Ángela de la Cuenca Quetzal	00:58
113	Te quiero (I Love You) Quetzal featuring Xochi Flores	03:03
114	Jardín Kojima (Kojima Garden) Quetzal	02:10
115	Cristo negro (Black Christ) Quetzal	03:12
116	San Andrés (San Andrés) Quetzal	00:32
117	La vuelta (The Turn) Quetzal	06:39