Dan Zanes - Nueva York - Music & Performance - CD

NUEVA YORK is a wild, 21st century party that builds musical bridges with songs that can connect US all. Children's favorite Dan Zane's follows his 2007 Grammy Award winning CD CATCH THAT TRAIN! In a collaboration with Latino musician friends from New York city to celebrate the culture that has come from various parts of Latin America. Featured guests include Lila Downs, Daphne Rubin-Vega, La Bruja, Villa-Lobos Brothers, Marc Ribot and La Cumbiamba Eneye.

Former Del Fuego Dan Zanes has been anything but dormant since the rootsy college rock collective called it quits in 1990. Six years after his 1995 solo debut, Cool Down Time, Zanes discovered a way to merge his two favorite things (fatherhood and music) into a sustainable career with a series of folk albums for kids that has proven to be just as enjoyable for their larger counterparts. After snagging a Grammy Award in 2007 for the singalong album Catch That Train, Zanes, ever the cultural sponge, gathered his musician friends from New York's Latino community and began work on a collection of songs from the Spanish-speaking Americas. The resulting Nueva York!, referred to frequently in print by Zanes as his "pro-immigration CD," features 17 high quality songs, mostly traditional, that touch on many Latin folk styles like cumbia, merengue, son, and bachata. Zanes brought in some serious muscle this time around, including Marc Ribot, Panamanian actress/singer Daphne Rubin-Vega, Latin jazz singer Lila Downs, Mexican rockers the Villa-Lobos Brothers, and Afro-Colombian roots ensemble La Cumbiamba Eneye, and he allows the spotlight to fall on them more times than not, resulting in a fun, all-inclusive listening experience that's a lot like sitting on a hot set of apartment steps during a summer block party. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi

Performer	Dan Zanes
Music genre	Children's Music
Media format	CD
Original release date	2008
Language	English
Number of tracks	19
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Awards won	2007 Grammy Award
Track listing	El Pesca Dor, Colãƒâ¡S, Dame la Mano Paloma, Pollito Chicken, Verde Luz, Compadre Pedro Juan, Alra Maãƒâ±Anera, Tambora de los Morenos, La Bruja, Phone Call Home, El Pijul, Son Borinqueãƒâ±O, La Piragua, El Canario, Cuida El Agua, Palo Bonito, El Botellãƒâ³N, Mi Luna
Record label	Festival Five Rec.
Target audience	Child
Songwriter	Dan Zanes
Track name	El Pescador, Colás, Dame La Mano Paloma, Pollito Chicken, Verde Luz, Compadre Pedro Juan, Alba Mañanera, Tambora de Los Morenos, La Bruja, Phone Call Home, El Pijul, Son Borinqueño, La Piragua, El Canario, Cuida el Agua, Palo Bonito, El Botellón, Mi Luna
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N