We Have Ire Original Cast Recording

Personel

SESSION MUSICIANS | Yosvany Terry and his quartet Javi Santiago Mark Whitfield Jr. Matt Brewer ORIGINAL CAST IN SELECTED MONOLOGUES | Paul S. Flores DJ Leydis Christin Cato Denmis Bain Ramón Ramos Alayo Special guest, Xiomara Laugart

Track Listing

01 – Musical Abstractions “Christian’s Departure” Lyrics by Paul S. Flores Musical Composition by Yosvany Terry Performed by Yosvany Terry, Javi Santiago, Mark Whitfield Jr., and Matt Brewer Poem performed by Paul S. Flores 02 – Thinking in Camagüey Musical Composition by Yosvany Terry Performed by Yosvany Terry, Javi Santiago, Mark Whitfield Jr., and Matt Brewer 03 – My Mother Yemayá Lyrics by Paul S. Flores / Musical Composition by Yosvany Terry Performed by Yosvany Terry, Javi Santiago, Mark Whitfield Jr., and Matt Brewer Vocals Xiomara Laugart 04 – The Idea of Harlem Musical Composition by Yosvany Terry Performed by Yosvany Terry, Javi Santiago, Mark Whitfield Jr., and Matt Brewer 05 – La Luz Redentora “Canto Spiritual” Folklore. Musical Composition by Yosvany Terry Performed by Yosvany Terry, Javi Santiago, Mark Whitfield Jr., and Matt Brewer Vocals Xiomara Laugart 06 – No Arguments Composition by Yosvany Terry Performed by Yosvany Terry, Javi Santiago, Mark Whitfield Jr., and Matt Brewer Monologue performed by Denmis Bain 07 – Oduduwa Pilgrimage Musical Composition by Yosvany Terry Performed by Yosvany Terry, Javi Santiago, Mark Whitfield Jr., and Matt Brewer 08 – Tumbao Wambari Musical Composition by Yosvany Terry Performed by Yosvany Terry, Javi Santiago, Mark Whitfield Jr., and Matt Brewer Chekeré played by Yosany Terry 09 – Separated by the Sea “Lost in the Middle of the Ocean” Lyrics by Paul S. Flores / Musical Composition by Yosvany Terry Performed by Yosvany Terry, Javi Santiago, Mark Whitfield Jr., and Matt Brewer Monologue performed by Christin Cato and DJ Leydis 10 – Monchi Lyrics by Paul S. Flores Musical Composition by Yosvany Terry Performed by Yosvany Terry, Javi Santiago, Mark Whitfield Jr., and Matt Brewer Monologue performed by Ramón Ramos Alayo with chorus vocals Xiomara Laugart and ensemble 11 – Se Busca Lyrics by Paul S. Flores, beat producer J.D. Asere, chorus by Obsesión Rap performed by Christin Cato, Paul S. Flores, and Denmis Bain 12 – Subversive Musical Composition by Yosvany Terry Performed by Yosvany Terry, Javi Santiago, Mark Whitfield Jr., and Matt Brewer

Artist Biography

Since his arrival in New York in 1999, Cuban saxophonist, percussionist, composer Yosvany Terry has been making a difference in contemporary music. His innovative work, a unique confluence of Cuban roots music and jazz. He recently received the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Commission for Noches de Parranda and the Harlem Stage commission to write the music for the opera Makandal. His albums include the Grammy Nominated New Throned King, Today’s Opinion, Ancestral Memories, and We Have Iré Original Cast Recording.