Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino - Rios de Norte y Sur (2018)

Radio Jarocho plays son jarocho, the rowdy, upbeat, and at times melancholic music of the countryside of Veracruz, Mexico, and gives it a decidedly urban twist. A combination of Spanish, Afro-Caribbean, and Mexican indigenous music, son jarocho is customarily played in the fandango, a community celebration where people gather to play, sing, and dance. Since 2008, Radio Jarocho has helped promote and preserve son jarocho and the fandango tradition throughout the East Coast. Having recently joined forces with master jarana player and poet Zenen Zeferino, they deliver performances that are passionate, energetic, and true to the roots of the genre. “Rios de Norte y Sur” is their first full-length studio production together. A combination of traditional songs and new compositions, the poetry and music of “Rios de Norte y Sur” is evocative of the bodies of water that connect New York and Veracruz, and that know no borders, walls, or frontiers.

Tracklist:
01. Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino - El Palomo
02. Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino - El Misterio
03. Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino - La Vieja
04. Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino - Pajaro Cu
05. Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino - Conga de San Benito
06. Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino - Cotorritos
07. Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino - Chiles Verdes
08. Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino - Cascabel
09. Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino - Balaju
10. Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino - Colas-Julia del Palacio