Canción de Alerta
Encyclopedia
Canción de Alerta is the first album
by the Puerto Rican
reggae
band
, Cultura Profética
. It was recorded in Jamaica
at Marley Music Studios and released in 1998 under the Tuff Gong
label.
All lyrics written by Willy Rodríguez and all music written by Rodríguez and Iván Gutiérrez, except where noted.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
, Cultura Profética
Cultura Profética
Cultura Profética is a Puerto Rican reggae band that debuted in 1996. They have toured in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Mexico and the United States...
. It was recorded in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
at Marley Music Studios and released in 1998 under the Tuff Gong
Tuff Gong
Tuff Gong is a record label that was formed by the reggae group The Wailers in 1970 and named after Bob Marley's nickname, which was in turn an echo of that given to founder of the Rastafari movement, Leonard "The Gong" Howell. The first single on the label was "Run For Cover" by The Wailers...
label.
Track listing
- "Enyoyando" - 1:11
- Music: Iván Gutiérrez
- Singers: Alrick Thompson, Ras "Rodjah"
- "Con truenos hay que hablar" - 5:32
- Music: Cultura Profética
- Singers: Rodríguez, Boris Bilbraut
- "Despertar" - 4:06
- Singer: Rodríguez
- "Lucha y Sacrificio" - 5:12
- Lyrics: Vegoeli de Cuacio
- Music: Eliut González, Rodríguez, Gutiérrez
- Singer: Bilbraut
- "Por qué cantamos" - 6:38
- Lyrics: Mario BenedettiMario BenedettiMario Benedetti was an Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet....
- Singer: Rodríguez
- Lyrics: Mario Benedetti
- "Pasiones, Guerrillas y Muertes" - 4:56
- Lyrics: Bilbraut
- Music: Cultura Profética
- Singer: Bilbraut
- "Advertencia" - 6:01
- Singer: Rodríguez
- "Protesto" - 5:00
- Lyrics: Bilbraut
- Singer: Bilbraut
- "Population Disorder" - 3:46
- Music: Rodríguez
- Singer: Rodríguez
- "Tempestad Tranquila" - 3:37
- Music: Gutiérrez
- Singer: Bilbraut
- "Fruto de la Tierra" - 4:23
- Music: Gutiérrez
- Singer: Rodríguez
- "Filitustrein" - 3:04
- Music: Gutiérrez
- Singers: Alrick Thompson, Ras "Rodjah"
All lyrics written by Willy Rodríguez and all music written by Rodríguez and Iván Gutiérrez, except where noted.
Musicians
- Willy Rodríguez - fretless bass, lead vocals
- Boris Bilbraut - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, lead vocals - Iván Gutiérrez - hohner clavinetClavinetA Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, background vocals - Eliut González - lead guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, background vocals - Juan Costa - rhythm guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Raúl Gaztambide - organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
- Eduardo Fernández - tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- Javier Joglar - tenor sax, fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
- María Soledad Gaztambide - vocals
Production
- Produced by Raúl López and Cultura Profética.
- Executive produced by Anibal and Jorge Javier, from CDT Records.
Recording
- Recorded and nixed at Marley Music Studios, Kingston, JamaicaKingston, JamaicaKingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
- Recording and mix engineer - Eroll Brown
- Assistant engineer - Alrick Thompson
- Mastered at DRS in Levittown, Puerto RicoLevittown, Puerto RicoLevittown, Puerto Rico, a suburb of the San Juan MSA and part of the municipality of Toa Baja, is one of the largest planned communities in Puerto Rico. It was developed by Levitt and Sons in 1963....
, by Estebán Piñero