Chicano Zen

Charanga Cakewalk - Chicano Zen

03/28/2006 | Triloka Records 

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All Music Guide Review

Back with a relatively rapid follow-up to his debut, Charanga Cakewalk (actually Michael Ramos) takes a different tack. Bringing in a number of different vocalists (Lila Downs, Patty Griffin and Ruben Ramos), he goes for a much more rootsy feel in the music, one that's more about songs than instrumentals this time around. The contrast between this and the first disc works well. They don't so much complement each other as offer a progression, the feeling that Ramos has fully learned how to integrate the ideas that made his debut so good into a wider canvas. There are touches of many styles, from danceable norteño to son, along with the more abstract touches, like the title track. With Chicano Zen, Ramos fulfills the promise he made on his first album, and looks set to really become a major Latin artist of imagination and technique. ~ Chris Nickson, All Music Guide

Chicano Zen Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Chicano Zen
  • 5:01
  • Sound Clip for Chicano Zen from Chicano Zen


  • 2
  • La Miga Hormiga
  • 4:29
  • Sound Clip for La Miga Hormiga from Chicano Zen


  • 3
  • Melodica
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for Melodica from Chicano Zen


  • 4
  • Amor Profundo
  • 4:34
  • Sound Clip for Amor Profundo from Chicano Zen


  • 5
  • No Soy Feliz
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for No Soy Feliz from Chicano Zen


  • 6
  • La Mimosa
  • 5:08
  • Sound Clip for La Mimosa from Chicano Zen


  • 7
  • El Cine
  • 4:36
  • Sound Clip for El Cine from Chicano Zen


  • 8
  • Yida Magica
  • 3:44
  • Sound Clip for Yida Magica from Chicano Zen


  • 9
  • Gloria
  • 4:30
  • Sound Clip for Gloria from Chicano Zen


  • 10
  • La Corriente
  • 4:16
  • Sound Clip for La Corriente from Chicano Zen


  • 11
  • El Ballad de Jose Campos Torres
  • 4:50
  • Sound Clip for El Ballad de Jose Campos Torres from Chicano Zen


    • Credits of Chicano Zen

    • Michael Ramos
    • Percussion, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Loops, Lap Steel Guitar, Engineer, Melodica, Organ (Hammond)

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