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Genre: Rock
Release Date: 06/10/2008

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 Eneyé, 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, All Music Guide

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Marc Ribot - Guitar (Electric)
Marc Ribot - Soloist
Daphne Rubin-Vega - Vocals
Phil Klum - Mastering
Rosalind Llett - Production Intern
Bernardo Palombo - Guitar
Bernardo Palombo - Vocals
Bernardo Palombo - Choir, Chorus
Bernardo Palombo - Executive Producer
Bernardo Palombo - Author
Nelson Vasquez - Choir, Chorus
Rob Friedman - Organ (Hammond)
Rob Friedman - Piano (Electric)
Rob Friedman - Tambourine
Rob Friedman - Vocals
Rob Friedman - Producer
Rob Friedman - Engineer
Rob Friedman - Farfisa Organ
Rob Friedman - Organ (Pump)
Rob Friedman - Mixing
Rob Friedman - Lap Steel Guitar
Rob Friedman - Sounds
Isidro Chavez - Sax (Alto)
Isidro Chavez - Vocals
Colin Brooks - Percussion
Colin Brooks - Drums
Colin Brooks - Maracas
Colin Brooks - Guiro
Lila Downs - Arranger
Lila Downs - Vocals
George Rush - Tuba
Saskia Sunshine Lane - Vocals
Saskia Sunshine Lane - Bass (Upright)
Dan Zanes & Friends - Guitar (Acoustic)
Dan Zanes & Friends - Guitar
Dan Zanes & Friends - Mandolin
Dan Zanes & Friends - Arranger
Dan Zanes & Friends - Autoharp
Dan Zanes & Friends - Guitar (Electric)
Dan Zanes & Friends - Guitar (Steel)
Dan Zanes & Friends - Vocals
Dan Zanes & Friends - Producer
Dan Zanes & Friends - Cavaquinho
Dan Zanes & Friends - Slide Guitar
Dan Zanes & Friends - Author
Dan Zanes & Friends - Mixing
Dan Zanes & Friends - Tenor Banjo
Quique Sinesi - Guitar
Quique Sinesi - Charango
Anna Zanes - Flute
Anna Zanes - Choir, Chorus
José R. Estevez - Beat Box
Jennifer Fleming - Vocals
Patricia Herrera - Vocals
Patricia Herrera - Rap
Astrid Lewis Reedy - Package Design
Dos Santos, Sônia Maria - Guitar (Acoustic)
Dos Santos, Sônia Maria - Vocals
Dos Santos, Sônia Maria - Harmony Vocals
Jose Charrillo V. - Guitar
JoMack Miranda - Rap
JoMack Miranda - Beat Box
Sebastian Cruz - Drums (Bass)
Sebastian Cruz - Tamboura
Nilko Andreas - Choir, Chorus
Nilko Andreas - Shaker
Guillermo Cardenas - Percussion
Guillermo Cardenas - Bongos
Guillermo Cardenas - Maracas
Guillermo Cardenas - Cajon
Quique D. - Cuatro
Joaquín María DelRosario - Guitar
Joaquín María DelRosario - Vocals
John Foti - Accordion
John Foti - Saxophone
Johnny Ali García Fleming - Vocals
Robert Krevolin - Production Assistant
Macy Lawler - Choir, Chorus
María Lazarini - Vocals
Jesse Myers - Vocals
Jesse Myers - Rap
Gala Narezo - Photography
Gala Narezo - Cover Photo
Demián Palombo - Guitar
Elena Moon Park - Trumpet
Elena Moon Park - Violin
Elena Moon Park - Vocals
J. Maya Luz Pliego - Photography
Tashawn Reagon - Flute
Anastasia Sanchez - Photography
Silvia Sierra - Vocals
Stephanie Aguila Vale - Choir, Chorus
Cathy Valle - Production Intern
Carina Vasquez - Choir, Chorus
Martín Vejarano - Drums
Martín Vejarano - Vocals
Martín Vejarano - Cununo
Sonia Videgaray - Vocals
Sonia Videgaray - Choir, Chorus
Beto Villa Lobos - Vocals
Beto Villa Lobos - Jarana
Ernesto Villa Lobos - Vocals
Ernesto Villa Lobos - Jarana
Ernesto Villa Lobos - Sounds
Luis Villa Lobos - Violin
Luis Villa Lobos - Vocals
Paul Cohen - Clarinet

Pasional
    Jéssica Cristina / CD / 2000
Barrio Bravo
    Celso Piña / CD / 2001
Déjate Querer
    Los Huracanes del Norte / CD / 2005
30 Sonideras Pegaditas: Lo Nuevo y Lo Mejor 2006
    Various Artists / CD / 2006
Un Fuego de Sangre Pura
    Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto from Colombia / CD / 2006
La Llave de Mi Corazón
    Juan Luis Guerra / CD / 2007
Corazón de Acero
    El Flaco Elizalde / CD / 2007

Release Date: 06/10/2008
Genre: rock