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Adi​ó​s, Ruperto​.​.​.

by La Ruta

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    "...arty, Police-like pop, punched up with Caribbean folk rhythms."
    - NY Daily News

    "Imagine the pseudo-Brit grooves of Soda Stereo tropically realigned to suggest Juan Luis Guerra. Plus lyrics that go for the heart..."
    - Village Voice

    "...realmente originales...despliegan un amplio abanico de posibilidades musicales." - Frontera Musica (España)


    One Seventeen Records reissue of Adiós Ruperto, the 1998 debut album from acclaimed NYC Rock en Español pioneers La Ruta.

    Recommended if you like Luís Días, The Minutemen, The Police, Transporte Urbano.

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El Dolor 02:45
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Morena 03:45
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Dominicano 04:17
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Produced by Henry Mena
Co-produced by Carlos Guzmán

Henry Mena: vocals, guitar, bass (9)
Carlos Guzmán: vocals (3, 8), bass, acoustic guitar (5, 7)
Luís Ruíz: drums, percussion

with
Jim Jackson: drums (3)
Alex Guerra: backing vocals (6)
Germán Palacio: guitar (9)
Bony Sosa: tambora (5)

All songs written by Henry Mena (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
and Carlos Guzmán (3, 8).

Recorded and Mixed at Ragnarock Recording, Astoria, NY
Additional recording at La Mansion del Cairo, Passaic, NJ
Engineered by Pete Benjamin and Brian Montgomery
Mixed and Mastered by Brian Montgomery

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released February 24, 1998

©1998 220 Records; ©2010 One Seventeen Records.
Unauthorized duplication and/or reproduction is prohibited.

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Henry Mena Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter, guitarist, producer; frontman for power pop-leaning The Henry Mena Ego Trip; sole member of instrumental lounge/electronica outfit Tonight at Noon; formerly of popular '90s NYC Rock en Español pioneers La Ruta.

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