FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 39:57 | 281 Mb
Folk, Pop | Label: Glitterbeat Records
“I went on tour, then went back into the studio in August 2019,” Mendoza recalls. “We wrote all new songs. Going fast and having a different approach meant we weren’t so serious, some of the tracks are very playful.” It shows; there’s joy in every note. The music flows as if it had been waiting to appear. It crosses and re-crosses that fluid border between Mexico and the United States, mixing rock and pop with ranchera and cumbia alongside snatches of mariachi horns. And hovering over everything is the spirit of ‘60s boogaloo.“Boogaloo has lyrics in English, Spanish and Spanglish,” Mendoza says. “Joe Cuba mixed Latin rhythms, Soul and R&B together and made something new. The R&B part was a real reference point for me, but the rhythm was obvious in the percussion and the handclaps.”
Tracklist:
01. Orkesta Mendoza – Paleta (2:39)
02. Orkesta Mendoza – Head Above Water (3:04)
03. Orkesta Mendoza – Boogaloo Arizona (2:01)
04. Orkesta Mendoza – Are We Better Now? (2:51)
05. Orkesta Mendoza – El Curandero (3:21)
06. Orkesta Mendoza – Early in the Morning (2:31)
07. Orkesta Mendoza – Eres Oficial (2:26)
08. Orkesta Mendoza – Me dejo Llevar (4:25)
09. Orkesta Mendoza – El Chumina (3:12)
10. Orkesta Mendoza – No Te Esperaba (2:50)
11. Orkesta Mendoza – Little Space (3:12)
12. Orkesta Mendoza – Why You Looking That Way (2:30)
13. Orkesta Mendoza – Bora Bora (2:26)
14. Orkesta Mendoza – Hoodoo Voodoo Queen (2:29)