Sino (album)
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SiNo is the Latin Grammy winning sixth studio album by the Mexican band Café Tacuba, released on October 9th, 2007, in Mexico, Latin America and the United StatesThe band has once again worked with award-winning Argentine music producer Gustavo Santaolalla
.
Four singles spawned off the album- "Volver a Comenzar", "Esta Vez", "Vámonos", and "Quiero Ver".
The full album leaked onto the internet on October 6, 2007.
On September 10, 2008, Café Tacvba became the leading nominee at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008
with a total of six nominations: Album of the Year
and Alternative Music Album
, for Si No. The lead single
"Volver a Comenzar" was shortlisted for Record of the Year
and Best Alternative Song, the second single "Esta Vez" received nominations for Best Rock Song
and Song of the Year
. The band took the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night.
"Volver a Comenzar" is featured prominently in the video game LittleBigPlanet
.
— Los Angeles Times
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla is an Argentine musician, film composer and producer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score in two consecutive years, for Brokeback Mountain in 2005 and Babel in 2006.-Life and career:...
.
Four singles spawned off the album- "Volver a Comenzar", "Esta Vez", "Vámonos", and "Quiero Ver".
The full album leaked onto the internet on October 6, 2007.
On September 10, 2008, Café Tacvba became the leading nominee at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008
Latin Grammy Awards of 2008
The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 13, 2008 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria...
with a total of six nominations: Album of the Year
Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...
and Alternative Music Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally .The...
, for Si No. The lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
"Volver a Comenzar" was shortlisted for Record of the Year
Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...
and Best Alternative Song, the second single "Esta Vez" received nominations for Best Rock Song
Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is...
and Song of the Year
Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence, creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...
. The band took the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night.
"Volver a Comenzar" is featured prominently in the video game LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet, commonly abbreviated LBP, is a puzzle platformer video game, based on user-generated content, for the PlayStation 3 first announced on 7 March 2007, by Phil Harrison at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California...
.
Track listing
- Seguir Siendo (To continue being) - 2:42
- Tengo Todo (I have Everything) - 3:06
- 53100 - 3:43
- El Outsider - 4:12
- Volver a Comenzar (Begin again) - 7:43
- Arrullo (Cooing) - 4:15
- Vámonos (Let's go) - 4:02
- Cierto O Falso (True Or False) - 3:24
- Esta Vez (This Time) - 4:22
- De Acuerdo (Agree) - 2:20
- Abandonado (Abandoned) - 2:44
- Y Es Que... (And it is...) - 2:31
- Quiero Ver (I want to see) - 3:25
- Agua (Water) - 3:12
- Gracias (Thanks) - 5:54
Band members
- Ixaya Mazatzin Tleyotl aka. Ixxi Xoo/ Cone Cahuitl (Rubén Albarrán) — Vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Emmanuel Del Real — KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, programming, vocals, melodeonMelodeon (organ)A melodeon is a type of 19th century reed organ with a foot-operated vacuum bellows, and a piano keyboard. It differs from the related harmonium, which uses a pressure bellows. Melodeons were manufactured in the United States sometime after 1812 until the Civil War era... - Joselo Rangel — Electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, acoustic guitar, vocals - Quique Rangel — Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, electric upright bassElectric upright bassThe electric upright bass is an electronically amplified version of the double bass that has a minimal or 'skeleton' body, which greatly reduces the size and weight of the instrument. The EUB retains enough of the features of the double bass so that double bass players are comfortable performing...
, vocals
Reviews
— The New York Times— Los Angeles Times