This tracks is the best example of global music as it includes colabs from
varied styles of musicians from around the world. It started with an idea of a
Lando guitar riff, which was complemented by the traditional Lando cajon playing of Mangue. Then we invited, Felix Casaverde - RIP (one of the most influential afroperuvian guitar
players and composer, worked with Chabuca Granda) to our studio
and played him the demo of the track. He went nto the recording room and one hour later he came out and told us: now I understand what Novalima is all about, it´s just coming in the studio and experimenting. The horn section was recorded in Australia by our
friends Watussi (latin rock band from Australia which we met in
Malasya while on tour). Finally, but not least, our friend Mark de Clive Lowe collaborated with us again. Kind of the same situation as in Coba Coba. We where mixing the tracks in our studio in
Lima with Toni Economides and Mark was online in skype from his Hotel in San
Francisco, so we asked him if he would like to try some synths. 20 min. later
we got this great synth and bass synth that gave a nice feel to the
track)
lyrics
la noche crece bajo el mar
cuando la luna deja de brillar
la vida mueve, solo dejarse llevar
ya no siento cuando vuelvo para atrás (ya no siento)
escapare al dia cuando sentia
un momento de aquellos tiempos
entiendo que ya nada es, como solia ser
lo que hoy es normal, ayer era un mal (lo que hoy es normal)
todo alimenta, todo estimula
mi libertad, mi redencion, revolucion
voy mirando al tiempo eterno
esa es la vida que dejo atrás
acariciando mi preciada libertad
esperando el viaje al mas alla, (esperando el viaje)
creo que por el fondo te tus bolsillos tienes moneda que aventarias si no quisieras aparentar
• Lead Vocal: Sofia Buitron
• Spoken Word: Mónica Carrillo (aka ORU)
• Acoustic Guitar: Felix Casaverde
• HiHat & Timbales: Constantino Alvarez
• Cajon: Manuel Vasquez
• Congas: Marcos Mosquera
• Synths & Bass Synth: Mark de Clive Lowe
• Horns by Nick Garbett from Watussi, Nick Garbett - Trompeta, Mike Raper -
Trombon, Recorded at Eclectic Music, Sydney Australia by Oscar Jimenez
• Programming & Electric Guitar by Grimaldo del Solar
With a shared passion for traditional Afro-Peruvian music and global DJ culture, Grammy-nominated Novalima stands in the common ground bridging past and future, uniting tradition and innovation.
