ESTRADA

Estrada's poetics proposes to shift the focus from personal biography to the landscapes and encounters that arise along the way.

The compositions invite reflection, and the possibility of listening to a proposal different from what is usually associated with the category of "singer-songwriter", showing a contemporary songwriting style emerging in Buenos Aires. The songs evoke forced migrations, the longing for home, and the ongoing revelation of the climate crisis.

The songs are based on real stories of immigrants, the distances felt and involved in migration processes and the humanitarian crisis our time is currently going through. The songs are based on immigrants’ real stories, the distance involved in migration processes and the current humanitarian climate crisis.

The music has its origins in the multiple influences that exist in a cosmopolitan city like Buenos Aires, and still is rooted in Argentine and Brazilian folk. The lyrics move between two languages, Spanish and Portuguese.

The instrumentation and composition respond to the same concept, Manu's guitar and voice move from his most intimate state to the encounter with an unconventional ensemble that includes bandoneon, violin, tabla, cello, double bass, electric guitar, shakuhachi, and qraqeb. Although the compositions are by Manu Rosales, each of the guest musicians contributed ideas to the arrangements, bringing not only their musicality, but also their cultural influences.

Manu Rosales: Guitar, voice, shakuhachi, bombo, qraqeb
Laura Campos: Violin, voice
Francisco Martinez: Bandoneon
Javier Fourcade: Tabla, udu
Lautaro Barrionuevo: Double Bass
Helena Helft: Voice
Stephanie Kobori: Voice
Pilar Fogwill: Flute

Cover art/design: Beatriz Rola and Lucía Rosales.

All songs composed by Manu Rosales, except "Jardines humanos/Jarabi" (Violeta Parra / trad. Mali). The lyrics of "Ainda" and "Sonho sem ver Terra" by Pavel Tavares.

Mariano Abadal: Mix
Diego Guerrero: Master
Manuel Rosales: Production