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Nuevo
Nuevo
Studio album by Kronos Quartet
Released	2002
Genre	Contemporary classical
Label	Nonesuch (#79649-2)
Kronos Quartet chronology

Nuevo is a 2002 album by the Kronos Quartet composed entirely of music of Mexican origin.

It was inspired by a number of visits made to Mexico by the quartet's violinist and founder, David Harrington, from 1995.^[1]

The album was produced by Gustavo Santaolalla, David Harrington, and Judith Sherman, and co-produced by Aníbal Kerpel.^[2] It was released on CD by Elektra Records, and was nominated for a 2003 Latin Grammy award for "Best Classical Album" and a 2003 Grammy award for "Best Classical Crossover Album".

The quartet performed the album live during 2002.^[1]^[3]

Carlos Garcia

A number of guest musicians feature, including Carlos Garcia, a one-armed street performer originally from Michoacán, who makes music by blowing on the side of an ivy leaf, whom Harrington chanced upon in 1995 while Garcia was busking at the Zócalo in Mexico City.^[1] Harrington later found a CD, Sinfonia Urbana, which included a recording of Garcia, made on a sidewalk, performing the love song "Perfidia". Kronos purchased the rights to reuse it from its Mexican record company, and overdubbed strings.^[4]^[5] They also played live accompaniment to the recording of Garcia in their 2002 concerts.^[3] In late 2002, it emerged that Garcia had not received his share of the payment made to the record company for the right to use the recording, and the quartet arranged a collection in his benefit.^[4]^[5] Garcia did not hear the finished recording until December 2002.^[4]

Remixes

The album's opening track, "El Sinaloense", was remixed, separately, by Plankton Man, Murcof (aka "Terrestre") and Bostich, each members of the Nortec Collective.^[6] Plankton Man's dance mix was used to close the album. Four versions were issued as an EP:

El Sinaloense (Bostich/Nortec Collective) – 4:48
El Sinaloense (Plankton Man Dance Mix) – 4:59
El Sinaloense (Terrestre) – 5:14
El Sinaloense (Plankton Man 6/8) – 5:03

Tracklist

The album has 14 tracks:^[2]

El Sinaloense (The Man from Sinaloa) – composed by Severiano Briseño, arranged by Osvaldo Golijov
Se Me Hizo Fácil (It Was Easy for Me) (featuring Luanne Warner) – composed by Agustín Lara, arranged by Osvaldo Golijov
Mini Skirt – composed by Juan García Esquivel, arranged by Osvaldo Golijov
El Llorar (Crying) (featuring Alejandro Flores and Efrén Vargas) – Traditional (Son Huasteco), arranged by Osvaldo Golijov
Perfidia (Perfidy) (featuring Carlos Garcia) – composed by Alberto Domínguez, arranged by Stephen Prutsman
Sensemayá (featuring Tambuco Percussion Ensemble) – composed by Silvestre Revueltas, arranged by Stephen Prutsman
K’in Sventa Ch’ul Me’tik Kwadulupe (Festival for the Holy Mother Guadalupe) (featuring Luanne Warner, Rominko Patixtan Patixtan, Pegro Lunes Tak’il Bek’et, Carmen Gomez Oso, Xun Perez Hol Cotom, and Rominko Mendez Xik) – composed by Osvaldo Golijov
Tabú (featuring Luis Conte) – composed by Margarita Lecuona, arranged by Osvaldo Golijov
Cuatro Milpas (Four Cornfields) – composed by Belisario García de Jesús and José Elizondo, arranged by Stephen Prutsman
Chavosuite (featuring Gustavo Santaolalla) – medley of songs composed by Ludwig van Beethoven ("Turkish March", on which the theme tune of the Mexican comedy program El Chavo del Ocho was based), El Chapulín Colorado, and Roberto Gómez Bolaños, arranged by Ricardo Gallardo
Plasmaht (featuring Ariel Guzik) – composed by Ariel Guzik, arranged by Kronos Quartet
Nacho Verduzco – composed by Chalino Sánchez, arranged by Osvaldo Golijov
12/12 (featuring Café Tacuba – composed by Café Tacuba, arranged by Osvaldo Golijov
El Sinaloense (Dance Mix) – Remix by Plankton Man

Musicians

The Kronos Quartet's line-up at the time was:^[2]

David Harrington – violin
John Sherba – violin
Hank Dutt – viola
Jennifer Culp – cello

Guest musicians

Other performers on the album include:^[2]

Luanne Warner, marimba
Alejandro Flores, vocals, violin
Efrén Vargas, vocals
Carlos Garcia, musical leaf
Tambuco Percussion Ensemble
- Ricardo Gallardo
- Alfredo Bringas
- Cláudia Oliveira
- Raúl Tudón
Rominko Patixtan Patixtan, arpa
Pegro Lunes Tak’il Bek’et, vob
Carmen Gomez Oso, vocals
Xun Perez Hol Cotom, vocals
Rominko Mendez Xik, vocals
Luis Conte, percussion
Ariel Guzik, plasmaht
Gustavo Santaolalla, toys, percussion
Café Tacuba
- Ritacantalagua, electric guitar
- Emmanuel, programming, keyboards, jarana
- Quique, jarana, concha, programming
- Joselo, electric guitar
- Alejandro Flores, violin, requinto