Insomnio
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Insomnio is also the SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
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Insomnio is the fourth album of the Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
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rock
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band Sol D'Menta
Sol D'Menta
Sol D' Menta is a rock en español band from Puerto Rico. The band was formed in 1994 and became one of the most successful bands in the island...
and their third studio album. It is also the first album to feature new singer Omar Hernández. The album was released on July 13, 2001.
The album includes a cover of the popular salsa
Salsa music
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song "Calle Luna, Calle Sol" originally sung by Héctor Lavoe
Héctor Lavoe
Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez , better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe was born and raised in the Machuelito sector of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Early in his life, he attended a local music school and developed an interest inspired by Jesús Sánchez Erazo. He moved to New York...
and Willie Colón
Willie Colón
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Track listing
- "Canción de una canción"
- "Insomnio"
- "Lánzate"
- "Locomotora"
- "Sentido Contrario"
- "El Principio"
- "Un Par de Latidos"
- "Voices in My Head"
- "Calle Luna, Calle Sol"
- "El Velo de La Verdad"
- "Rebeldia"
- "Funkadelicpsycomenta"
Band Members
- Omar Hernández - vocals
- Erick "Jey" Seda - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Miguel "Tito" Rodríguez - 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...
- Ernesto "Che" Rodríguez - drums
Guest Musicians
- John Avila - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
solo on "Canción de una Canción", keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocals - John Ewing Jr. - loopsMusic loopIn electroacoustic music, a loop is a repeating section of sound material. Short sections of material can be repeated to create ostinato patterns...
and samplesSampling (music)In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically... - Sam "Hammond" Avila - hammond organHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
- Daniel Hall - DJ effects
Personnel
- Produced by John Avila
- Co-produced by John Ewing Jr.
- Recorded and mixed at Brando's Paradise Studios, San Gabriel, CaliforniaSan Gabriel, CaliforniaSan Gabriel is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is named after the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, founded by Junipero Serra. The city grew outward from the mission and in 1852 became the original township of Los Angeles County. San Gabriel was incorporated in 1913...
- Recording Engineer - John Ewing Jr.
- Additional Recording - John Avila
- Digital Engineering - John Ewing Jr. and John Avila
- Mixed by John Ewing Jr. except "Canción de una canción", "El velo de la Verdad" and "Lánzate" mixed by John Avila
- Mastered at Precision Mastering, Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
- Mastering Engineer - Tom Baker