Album Notes

while the conversations about who should and shouldn\'t live here in the U.S. rages on, we\'re having a 21st century party celebrating some of the amazing culture that\'s come here from various parts of Latin America. this is the sound of my band and I working with our Latino friends here in Nueva York on songs that are telling stories, making us laugh, making us cry, making us hungry and making us dance. and building bridges - the parties are in English and Spanish and the music is pulling us all together, shaping a new national identity. in many ways this is a pro-immigration CD or maybe it\'s a pro-love your neighbor CD, or maybe it\'s a pro-party CD. and the party is just beginning...