Tocando Madera
Encyclopedia
Tocando Madera is the third album of the Puerto Rican
rock
band Sol D'Menta
. It is their first live album, and it was recorded September 2, 1999 during a presentation of the band at the Hard Rock Cafe
in San Juan, Puerto Rico
. The album was released by on April 25, 2000.
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...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
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...
. It is their first live album, and it was recorded September 2, 1999 during a presentation of the band at the Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Americans Peter Morton & Isaac Tigrett. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2006, Hard Rock was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and...
in San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
. The album was released by on April 25, 2000.
Track listing
- "Hay que pensar" - 5:01
- "La Calle" - 2:45
- "La Rumba" - 3:45
- "Cachetera" - 4:45
- "El Arte de Olvidar" - 5:45
- "Perro Callejero" - 6:45
- "Rosa" - 7:45
- "Sentido Contrario" - 8:45
- "Skalamientos" - 9:45
- "Funkadelicpsycomenta" - 10:45
- "Cerro Maravilla" - 11:45
- "Oubao Moin" (Roy BrownRoy Brown (Puerto Rican musician)Roy Brown Ramírez is a composer, singer and a fervent believer in the cause for the independence of Puerto Rico. Some of his songs have been performed by several renowned international artists.- Early years :...
, Juan Antonio CorretjerJuan Antonio CorretjerJuan Antonio Corretjer Montes , was a poet, journalist and pro-independence political activist opposing United States rule in Puerto Rico.-Early years:...
) - 12:45 - "Inconforme" - 13:45
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
Personnel
- Mixed at Sound Junkie Recording, Cupey, Puerto RicoSubdivisions of San Juan, Puerto RicoSan Juan is subdivided into 18 districts , 16 of which fall within the former municipio of Rio Piedras. 8 “barrios” are further subdivided in to “sub-barrios”, including both “barrios” of the former municipio of San Juan:...
- Recording and mix Engineer - Leo Alvarez
- Live Sound Engineer - Eddie Román
- Mastered at Kitchen Mastering Studio, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
- Matering Engineer - Brend Lambert
- Live Production Assistant - Héctor Luis Blancovitch