ghandaia (gahn-die-ah)

-

Ghandaia - Uno

01. Lo Eterno
02. Odara
03. En El Alma
04. A Cor Do Som
05. In & Out of The Way
06. Marieta
07. Uno
08. Do Avesso
09. Contra Mare
10. Las Olas
11. Esa Rola
12. Dharma...
13. ...Nos Eixos

The album consists of 13 Tracks of material that the band had been working on since its conception. At this point the band had grown exponentially from a 3 to a 5 to a 9-piece band. As the compositions grew, so did the need for larger arrangements and a bigger band. This is a strong debut album by any standards, especially an independently produced one. The music ranges dynamically from traditional Cuban & Brazilian arrangements to Freak-Out Funk. The band covered a wide range of spectrums while never losing it's own identity.

Recorded at: The Velvet Space Studio in Austin, TX during 2002
Recording Engineer: Antonio Arias aka 'Crazy J'
Basic Tracking Assistant Engineer: David Del Valle
Produced by: Alex Marrero and Pablo Larios
Certain Tracks Co-Produced by: Frederico Geib and Antonio Arias
Mixed at Carl Thiel Studios
Mastered by Jim Wilson at YES Mastering
Released in Spring 2003

Band Line-up:
Jeremy Brown: Drums
Pablo Larios: Bass
John Branch: Lead Guitar
Frederico Geib: Lead Vox, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
Alex Marrero: Lead Vox, Acoustic/Electric Guitar, Percussion (Drums on "Contra Mare")
Kris Kimura: Tenor/Alto/Baritone Saxophones
Brad Scheele: Trombone
Gilbert Elorreaga: Trumpet

Guest Musicians:
Sarah Roberts: Flute
Luiz Coutinho: Conga, Berimbau, Cuica
Robert Patterson: Surdo, Pandeiro, Tan-Tan
Sambaxe: Austin's Premiere Samba Ensemble
Michael Duffy: Congas, Timbales
Daniel Frouman: Electric Guitar
Pepe Gaytan: Conga, Bongo, Cajon, Bata Drums
Sammy Rodrigues: Bata Drum
Patrick: Bata Drum
Cynthia Arnold: Back-up Vocals
Lauren DeAlbert: Tabla