Niño Rojo
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Niño Rojo is the fourth studio release by freak folk
Freak folk
Freak folk is a genre of folk music associated with contemporary artists such as Faun Fables, Animal Collective, Davenport, Devendra Banhart,CocoRosie, Panda Bear, Kelli Ali, Joanna Newsom, Bowerbirds, Woods, Greg Weeks, Hecuba, Akron/Family, Rio en Medio, Birdengine, Sufjan Stevens, Sean Hayes,...

 artist Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Obi Banhart is a singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. He began to study at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1998, but dropped out to perform music in Europe, San...

 and his third release on the label Young God Records
Young God Records
Young God Records is an independent record label formed by Michael Gira in 1990 that specializes in experimental, avant-garde and often non genre-specific releases...

. It was released on September 13, 2004.

In 2007, the song "Little Yellow Spider" was used in a commercial for Orange
Orange SA
Orange is the brand used by France Télécom for its mobile network operator and Internet service provider subsidiaries. It is the fifth largest telecom operator in the world, with 210 million customers . The brand was created in 1994 for Hutchison Telecom's UK mobile phone network, which was...

 mobile phone services and in 2005 the song "At The Hop" was featured in a commercial for Cathedral City cheese and in Fat Tire Beer's "Follow your Folly" commercial.

Track listing

  1. "Wake Up, Little Sparrow" (Ella Jenkins
    Ella Jenkins
    Ella Jenkins is an American folk singer. Dubbed “The First Lady of the Children’s Folk Song” by the Wisconsin State Journal, Jenkins has been a leading performer of children’s music for fifty years.-Family and personal life:...

     cover) – 2:54
  2. "Ay Mama" – 3:01
  3. "We All Know" – 2:46
  4. "Little Yellow Spider" – 3:39
  5. "A Ribbon" – 2:39
  6. "At the Hop" – 2:14
  7. "My Ships" – 1:37
  8. "Noah" – 2:29
  9. "Sister" – 2:38
  10. "Water May Walk" – 3:14
  11. "HorseheadedfleshWizard" – 2:25
  12. "An Island" – 2:04
  13. "Be Kind" – 3:05
  14. "Owl Eyes" – 2:45
  15. "The Good Red Road" – 2:04
  16. "Electric Heart" – 5:32

Personnel

  • Devendra Banhart
    Devendra Banhart
    Devendra Obi Banhart is a singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. He began to study at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1998, but dropped out to perform music in Europe, San...

     - guitar (acoustic, electric), vocals, producer, artwork
  • Doug Anderson - mastering, mixing
  • Lynn Bridges - engineer
  • Michael Gira
    Michael Gira
    Michael Rolfe Gira is an American musician, author, and artist. He is the main force behind the recently reformed New York City musical group Swans and fronts the Angels of Light...

     - harmonica, vocals, producer
  • Thor Harris
    Thor Harris
    Thor Harris is a musician, painter, and carpenter. He is the percussionist for Shearwater , a band from Austin, Texas. He has performed with Bill Callahan, The Angels of Light, Lisa Germano, Gretchen Phillips, Devendra Banhart, Rebecca Cannon, Rob Halverson and Swans...

     - percussion
  • Julia Kent - cello
  • Jason LaFarge - vocals, engineer
  • Joe McGinty - piano, keyboards
  • Steve Moses - percussion, trombone
  • Siobhan - vocals
  • David Smith - trumpet
  • Lauren Dukoff
    Lauren Dukoff
    Lauren Dukoff is an American photographer noted for her portraiture and documentary work of celebrities and musicians.Lauren Dukoff was born in California. Her father is a commercial director and still photographer. Lauren Dukoff briefly studied photography at the Brooks Institute of Photography...

     - flute

Chart performance

Chart (2004) Peak
position
French Albums Chart 166
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