A MOSAIC IS MADE UP of different materials of slightly 1. THE GENERIC IMMIGRANT WELCOME SONG different shapes, sizes, colors. Each piece glitters and shines on its own, feat. Mauricio Martínez and Antonio Sánchez but taken together they create a tapestry that is new. 2. GETTING UP IS EASIER feat. Ana Isabelle Jaime Lozano has made you a hell of a mosaic. 3. THE OTHER SIDE With each of the 12 moments in Songs By An Immigrant, Jaime adjusts feat. Florencia Cuenca the aperture and sheds a different light on the immigrant experience in America, his incredible musical versatility fully on display. From the 4. YOU GOTTA CHANGE YOUR NAME opening Generic Immigrant Welcome Song, which begins with a sardonic feat. Mandy Gonzalez checklist of migrant narrative tropes before breaking through to something 5. HOLD TIGHT jagged and real, to the triumphant 11:00 number Change My Name, which feat. Raul Midón will be sung by aspiring Latina actresses at auditions from now until 6. FAR FROM HOME forever, to the gorgeous love song salsa finale of Hecho Para Amarte, feat. Gaby Moreno which would be right at home on a Broadway stage or your local Latin radio station, each song is a movie unto itself. Jaime’s vivid storytelling 7. NOTHING IS BROKEN gifts are on display in the heartbreaking Hold Tight; his prodigious gift for feat. Marina Pires Latin arrangement apparent in Gettin’ Up. With this song, he’s giving you a 8. LIKE THE RIVER (COMO EL RÍO) little Rubén Blades, with that one, a ballad to make Glen Ballard weep. The feat. Bobby Pulido album establishes Jaime as a force to be reckoned with in musical theater, 9. CASTLES IN THE SKY in Latin music, or wherever else he wants to go. feat. Mireya Ramos If you’re an immigrant in the United States, you have to work ten times 10. VENEZUELA as hard just to reach the ground floor. There is the process of leaving your feat. Migguel Anggelo and Jorge Glem homeland, there is the journey, there is the dislocation of being in a new 11. DREAMER world, the culture shock of how that world sees you. Jaime honors that feat. Mauricio Martínez and Alex Lacamoire journey and breathes astonishing musical life into it on this album: he’s done ten times the work to bring you this mosaic. Enjoy. 12. HECHO PARA AMARTE — LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA feat. Marcial Istúriz September 2020 THE GENERIC IMMIGRANT I come from a land of sorrows And change the “No-matter—where-you-come-from- Thousands of miles away. I-hate-you—anyway-now-go-away-you-don’t-belong” song… WELCOME SONG And even though you don’t like me at all, Into a “No-matter—where-you-come-from That’s too bad, We-love-you—anyway-you’re-here-to-stay-you-still-belong—” Music by JAIME LOZANO Lyrics by NOEMI DE LA PUENTE I’m here to stay. song. I am fine. My children will speak your language. I’ll find my way. Feat. MAURICIO MARTÍNEZ They will enjoy your food. and ANTONIO SÁNCHEZ Even though everything I say comes out wrong; Our little ones might get married one day. Piano: Jesús Altamira; Guitars: Pavel Cal; Acoustic bass: Marcos Milagres; This is what I hear you sing, It could be. Requinto: Victor Murillo; Jarana: Sinuhé Padilla Isunza; Percussions: Jonathan The welcome song… Oh don’t feel screwed. Gómez; Drums: Antonio Sánchez; Violins: Raúl Sánchez, Ricardo Hamaury The old refrain of immigration pain… They’ll be fine, Gómez Gómez; Cello: Ana Karen Rodríguez; Tenor Saxophone: Ole Mathisen The “No-matter—where-you-come-from- And you’ll conclude… I-hate-you—anyway-now-go-away-you-don’t-belong” song. Even though everything we say comes out wrong, The generic immigrant welcome song. What do you want them to sing? “Huapango” is a Mexican folk music style I have always been in love with. My children will grow up strangers. A welcome song? It comes from the Náhuatl word “cuauhpanco” that means “on top of the Sharing a different tongue. Very same refrain of immigration pain? wood,” giving reference to the wooden platform used by dancers who perform And even though you will fear them so much, A “No-matter—where-you-come-from- their moves on top of it; this type of dance movement is called “zapateado.” They’ll try hard, I-hate-you—anyway-now-go-away-you-don’t-belong” song? Working on this immigrant hymn with very smart lyrics by Noemi de la Climb rung by rung. Or Puente, I wanted to really dig into a fusion of a Mexican sound with jazz, They’ll learn fast A “We-all-belong” song? and that’s how I created this “jazzpango.” I needed a great Mexican singer, Because they’re young. You pick the song. and my hermano Mauricio Martínez, one of my favorite male musical theatre performers ever and my partner in many, many projects now, was the ideal Even though everything I say comes out wrong; voice for this song about an immigrant who wanted to be welcomed in this This is what I hear you sing, new country. What makes this track even more special is that one of my This welcome song… dreams came true: a collaboration with my favorite drummer in the world, That old refrain of immigration pain… a Mexican artist who has been an inspiration for many of us as creators and The “No-matter—where-you-were-born- musicians, the amazing Antonio Sánchez; and I have the honor that the first thing you are going to listen to in this album is a drum solo by this great artist You’re-foreign—anyway-now-go-away-you-don’t-belong” song. introducing my version of a Mexican Huapango. The generic immigrant welcome song. I mispronounce your words. I think your food is bland. And yet I am so happy, To find new life in this new land. You have the weirdest customs. But I’ll work hard to adjust. I’ll always be the foreigner, But I hope to earn your trust. GETTING UP IS EASIER To leave your home Getting up is easier In search of more When you’re focused on surviving Music by JAIME LOZANO But without knowing what you’ll find. And much less on what this life’s really about. Lyrics by MARINA PIRES To build a life Getting up is easy Without a friend That’s what you tell yourself Feat. ANA ISABELLE To help you sort what’s in your mind. Picking all your broken dreams up off the ground.

Over and over and over and over and over and over again. Piano: Jesús Altamira; Guitars: Pavel Cal; Bass: Rudyck Vidal; To hold on tight Drums: Javier Garagarza; Percussions: Dayron Cartas; Trumpets: Carlos Garza; To all you have And when getting up gets hard Saxophones: Arturo Ávila; Trombones: León Nava; Backup vocals: Roke MD And risk not having it at all. What happens then? Well freedom starts You remember the “why.” With just one step And you get in the car. Salsa music has always been an important part of my day-to-day. If you could And not being afraid to fall. And you make a new friend take a look at my digital music platform statistics about the music I listen to At a church or a restaurant bar. the most, salsa is number one, and you can see all of these amazing artists’ Getting up is easier names I would love to collaborate with one day. This song tells the story of When every step you take And you smile and you pray. an immigrant struggling each day to make a living, but acknowledging that Isn’t only for yourself but those before you. And you go day by day. “getting up is easier” when you know you are not alone. We are part of this Getting up is easier And you try to find light. huge community of immigrant dreamers trying to make a better life, not only When every cent you make And you learn and you fight. for ourselves but for our familia and the people coming after us. Salsa music Is a little taste of earning something more. And you see every face of your family in place of the stars. has always sung about important issues, and these lyrics by my incredible Getting up is easier And finally get yourself to sleep at night. partner Marina Pires, an immigrant herself, come to life in the voice of another incredible Latino immigrant artist, the extremely talented Ana Isabelle When all you have is dreams Cause getting up is easier. And the hope to build them up with your bare hands… Getting up is easier. (¡Boricua!). She can sing literally ANYTHING, from musical theatre to pop and At least that was the plan. salsa, navigating through all these genres quite effortlessly. This is definitely ¡Despertar, avanzar a different kind of salsa—a musical theatre salsa—with an important story to To make a home Y mirar pa’ lante! tell. In a new place Getting up is easier Where everyone has their own map. When every step you take To take up space Isn’t only for yourself but those before you. And feel again, Getting up is easier All the while learning to adapt. When every cent you make You try to find Is a little taste of earning something more. A way to bridge Getting up is easier This whole new world back to your own. When all you have is dreams But there’s a line And the hope to build them up with your bare hands…

And there’s a gap ‘Cause At times you cannot help but feel alone. Getting up is easier Getting up is easier Getting up is easier. With eyes to look into Every morning right before you leave the house. THE OTHER SIDE There’s a wall that divides us. Let the earth have no end we just bend By springtime it needs repair. And we are halfway around the world. Music by JAIME LOZANO Mending together, Always halfway around the world. Lyrics by NEENA BEBER It’s work that we both can share. Halfway around and this world has no end. There are stones that have fallen, Before you build a wall you have to ask: Feat. FLORENCIA CUENCA Cracks where the light comes through Who am I walling in, Piano: Jesús Altamira; Guitars: Billy Bivona; Bass: Marcos Milagres; Sloping and slanting Who am I walling out. Drums: Javier Garagarza; Violins: Raúl Sánchez, Marienn Sánchez Sánchez; And too much of you in view. Why am I so afraid of the other side… Who’s on the other side. Viola: Caleb Ahedo Zúñiga; Cello: Francisco Javier Moreno “Good fences make good neighbors,” we say. You’re on the other side. Like our fathers before us, it’s just what we always say. Breaking down fences, let’s open this world up wide. My favorite musical theatre performer and storyteller is part of this track and Before you build a wall what have you tried. of course my partner in life, my wife Florencia Cuenca. This song is a more Who am I walling in, “traditional” musical theatre ballad with lyrics by one of my favorite writers, Who am I walling out. Neena Beber, who always finds the perfect way to put together intelligence Why am I so afraid of the other side… and emotion. This song is inspired by Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Walls” and talks about what is really the need of building walls, and questions who Who’s on the other side. are we walling in and who are we walling out when doing so. I strongly believe Now my neighbor is calling: that we need to build bridges instead of walls, and it is one of the main goals Let’s get this job done fast. of this album. We are artists from all different countries, music styles, different Stronger an taller, ideas, and preferences but together as a community, as a Familia. This time we’ll make it last. But I started to wonder: Clouds never play this game. Passing each morning And greeting is both the same. “Good fences make good neighbors,” we say. And we keep on rebuilding what nature would take away. Before you build a wall you have to ask: Who am I walling in, Who am I walling out. Why am I so afraid of the other side… Who’s on the other… Something there is in me That doesn’t love a wall, That wants it down. Something there is in me That wants to be free like the clouds and the sea. YOU GOTTA CHANGE Back in the day when things were quite different And they said: “Pérez, López, González, Méndez; There was a little girl. You all sound the same. YOUR NAME Wanted to sing in musicals more than If you want to work in this business, Anything else in the world. You gotta change your name.” Music by JAIME LOZANO So she packed up all her things Lyrics by NOEMI DE LA PUENTE That was me when I just started out. And moved far away from her folks. Oh— in my heart I was starting to doubt. Went to hundred of auditions, Feat. MANDY GONZALEZ Ancestor pride, Some of them no more than jokes. Welled up inside, Piano: Jesús Altamira; Guitars: Pavel Cal; Bass: Rudyck Vidal; She worked her butt off, she got some callbacks, Made me stay true to my soul. Drums: Javier Garagarza; Percussions: Joel Mateo; Trumpets: Carlos Garza; And got to finish songs. I’ll keep my name. Saxophone: Enrique Ríos; Trombone: Erika Rosas Little by little she started sensing I’ll pave the way. Something was going wrong. My hardest role. Final callbacks but no bookings, Dedicated to Mandy Gonzalez Great voice and great choice, What were the forces unseen? You’ll cast me cuz I am fierce. I’m not blind. And her agent told her: “Honey, Last year I was reading an interview with another of my favorite musical No one will mind. theatre performers, Mandy Gonzalez, who I saw as Nina in In the Heights at You gotta change your last name And I’ll tell every producer that I can find. least 30 times. That show means a lot to me in so many ways because I had the Cuz you’re so in between.” chance to meet amazing people such as Mandy, Doreen, Andréa, Janet, Luis, Listen up: Pérez, López, González, Méndez; Eliseo, Alex Lacamoire, and many more, ah… and of course, this guy called “Great voice but no choice, It won’t be so rough. Lin-Manuel. So in this interview Mandy talks about how her first agent asked You look sort of white so don’t be blind. If you want to win in this business, her to change her last name. I immediately emailed my writing partner Noemi Audiences mind.” You’ll have to learn this stuff. de la Puente and told her: “I have an idea for a song.” I emailed Mandy and So she asked every producer that she could find. You’ll have to learn our names. told her: “We wrote a song for you. Would you make me the honor to record And they said: “Pérez, López, González, Méndez; I’ll never change my name. it?” And… another dream came true. Here is her rendition of her song. Please You all sound the same. I’ll never change my name! pinch me. This track is my attempt to fuse a more musical theatre pop song If you want to work in this business, with my Latino signature style. You gotta change your name.” Chip on her shoulder, mulling it over, Thinking they’s disapprove… She called her parents, they were not happy— She almost lost her groove. Smith, or Abrams, maybe Jones, Or Matthews, how could she choose? Agents and her manager said: “Mandy, just make up your mind, You have nothing to lose…” “Great voice but no choice, You look sort of white so don’t be blind. Audiences mind.” So she asked every producer that she could find. HOLD TIGHT A baby barely more than one year old A baby barely more than one year old A father hold her tight within his sweater. A father hold her tight within his sweater. Music by JAIME LOZANO He keeps her warm through the wind and cold, A nearby woman, crying through the cold, Lyrics by MARK-EUGENE GARCIA And tell his daughter that it will get better. And we all just want a chance, Hold tight, we are almost there. We just want a chance, Feat. RAUL MIDÓN We just want a chance for a life, A nearby woman, walking as she cries A life that is better. Piano: David Cook; Guitar: Raul Midón; Accordion: Gerardo “Quirri” Padilla The bruises on her body still remind her. Hold on tight, we were almost there. She sees the nightmare when she shuts her eyes. Hold on tight, we were almost there. Back in 2010 my dear friend and hermano Luis Salgado and I used to get She hopes to God her husband never finds her. Hold on tight, hold on tight… together to talk about projects and share music. We were working at the Hold tight, we are almost there. time on the R.Evolución Latina album. While listening to music, we found this amazing performer called Raúl Midón, a virtuoso singer and guitarist. Holding our kids in a tent, Since then I became a fan. Years later when I met Florencia and we talked Holding our world in our hands, about music and our favorite singers, Raúl Midón’s name came up in the Holding our group in the cold. conversation. It is a small world, and Raúl, being such an amazing person, Hoping the world understands agreed to this collaboration to sing this song, which is very different to what We walk on and on… he usually records. With lyrics by my friend and collaborator Mark-Eugene We walk, and we walk to survive. Garcia, “Hold Tight” tells the story of an immigrant trying to cross the border Escaping the cage we knew then as part of a migrant caravan. The music and instrumentation are very unique, and I have the honor to have also my “primo” Gerardo “Quirri” Padilla, one We walk, and yet when we arrive of the best Norteño style accordionists in Mexico. It is a perfect mix: a classic We’re locked in a cage once again. American AABA ballad with a Grammy nominee singer/guitarist (one of my favorites in the world) and a Mexican accordion. FAR FROM HOME There was a ribbon of stars in the sky, ¡Ya no se quien soy, Lighting the way I could go. Ya no se si soy de aquí o soy de allá! Now I’ve been far from home for too long Music by JAIME LOZANO There is a ribbon of stars in the sky But I made a new home. Lyrics by NEENA BEBER Lighting this world down below. Here we are… And I’m trying to find my way home Feat. GABY MORENO I keep a small souvenir, time in hand, When you follow the stars. Piano: Jesús Altamira; Contrabass: Hernán González Rico; And all the photos that fade You soon learn that the road divides, in between, Drums and Percussions: Joel Mateo; Soprano Saxophone: Ole Mathisen; ‘Cause I’ve been far from home for too long Where you’re going and where you’ve been, all you’ve seen Backup vocals: Roke MD And I dance through the night. How I long to go back again, in my dreams Now I’m always too far from home… Looking back down the narrowing streets, dark like ink Oh the light from the stars I see the spring turn to fall, when I blink. This is another Latin jazz song style, using a danzón to sing about missing Shines from yesterday oh so far! home and trying to find a new one in a new country. This track features Oh have I been far from home for too long beautiful lyrics by Neena Beber and a very moving interpretation by Gaby I ran forward instead. Moreno. I was literally crying when I was putting her vocals together with the I never guessed that the world that I leave music track, even before listening to any mixed track. Gaby’s soul and heart Would not stay in one place are in this track through her unique and distinctive vocals. Danzón is a musical As I raced and I raced up ahead. genre/dance originally from Cuba that was very popular in México; there is Every tear sheds alone, even a very famous Mexican movie from the ’90s named after this dance style. Every year calls me home, The song—as is characteristic of any jazz song—includes instrumental solos Every step that I take brings me voices from the past I knew by pianist Jesús Altamira (my brother and co-arranger in most of my projects) and Norwegian jazz sax player Ole Mathisen; both of them are some of my Calling my name, favorite musicians in the world. At least one word stays the same. Oh I’ve been far from home for too long And I made a new world. And I learned how to speak new words, to be free. Wore a locket to carry you, here with me. Kept an accent I’ll never lose, like the sea, To remind me of who I am. There was a ribbon of stars in the sky Lighting the dreams we once shared. But I’ve been far from home for too long And I made a new home. And I learned how to speak new words, “mom” and “wife.” In my pocket I carry grief, like a knife Cutting places from maps I’ve drawn, a new life. Is it too late to start again. NOTHING IS BROKEN Take your time my love Though the sun seems far from where you are I adore you more with each setting sun. And nights seem colder now that you’re waiting, Music by JAIME LOZANO & MARINA PIRES You survive everyday by passing love around. Trust your skin grows stronger with scars Lyrics by MARINA PIRES You’re alright now, Darling nothing is broken, It’s time to fight now. Oh darling nothing is broken. Feat. MARINA PIRES Take your time to know Though the sun seems far from where you are Guitars: Billy Bivona; Electric piano: Roberto Verástegui; Bass: Marcos Milagres; When the day comes you’ll find your way back home. And nights seem colder now that you’re waiting, Drums: Javier Garagarza; Percussions: Dayron Cartas; Violins: Raúl Sánchez, It’s the hands that we hold while we’re busy making plans Know your skin grows stronger with scars Marienn Sánchez Sánchez; Viola: Caleb Ahedo Zúñiga; Cello: Francisco Javier That hold us up child, Nothing is broken, Moreno; Backup vocals: Roke MD; Programming: Demián Cantú So don’t give up now. So live your life like it’s golden, Oh darling nothing is broken, Though the sun seems far from where you are Oh darling nothing is broken, And nights seem colder now that you’re waiting, Dedicated to Mauricio Martínez So live your life like it’s golden Know your skin grows stronger with scars Cause darling nothing is broken. This song has a very special place in my heart. A couple of years ago we were Oh darling nothing is broken, going through very hard moments in our lives, as my hermano Mauricio Oh nothing is broken. Take your time my love… Martínez was diagnosed with cancer for the 4th time. I texted my dear friend Though the sun seems far from where you are Marina Pires, who was with Mauricio at the time doing the On Your Feet! And nights seem colder now that you’re waiting, national tour, and asked about writing together a song for him. This song was Know your skin grows stronger with scars born from that: our love letter to a friend, to a Familia member. Family stays Oh darling nothing is broken, together and supports each other in good times and bad times. And Mauricio, being the warrior he has always been, won the battle one more time. So live your life like it’s golden. I know it’s so much harder to believe In absolutely anything But when I see another pair of eyes staring back at me I remember love heals Whatever life brings… Even skies weep before water hits the ground, And if the mountain’s steep we’ll find a way around. Even skies weep before water hits the ground, And if the mountain’s steep we’ll find a way around. And we will stand forever And we will grow together And we will stand forever And we will grow together. LIKE A RIVER When the breeze comes through the flowers, No one knows what’s waiting for us on the other side, And the palm trees start to sway, So as you cross the río just enjoy the ride. (COMO EL RÍO) And the music in the distance fills my soul Because the river rushes by I sit on this porch for hours Under wind reflecting sky Music by JAIME LOZANO And look back on yesterday Lyrics by DAVID DAVILA Don’t ask why you’ll never stop the flow of time. As the memories before me start to roll. Spanish Lyrics by JAIME LOZANO El río no se cansará, Mami called it Río Bravo, El agua no se detendrá. Feat. BOBBY PULIDO Río Grande mi papá, No importa lo que pase siempre seguirá. As we crossed that Río Bridge each Saturday. Disfruta los momentos que no volverán, Rhodes and organ: Paquito López; Guitars: Pavel Cal; Bass: Demián Cantú; Toys and treats for un centavo Ya no volverán. Drums: Ross Pederson; Percussions: Dayron Cartas; Accordion: Gerardo The river rushes by “Quirri” Padilla; Trumpets: Raúl Agraz; Saxophones: Alex Hamlin; At each vendedora stand Trombones: León Nava; Programming: Demián Cantú; Backup vocals: Roke MD And as the sun began to set papá would pray: El río seguirá. That he’d live long enough to see me grow into a man But if he didn’t that I’d prosper either way. When I was a teenager back in Monterrey, México, I became obsessed with Tex- Mex music. I used to host and MC these “bailes”—or dance parties—where we It’s like a river rushing by played only Tejano music. Close to home there was a music store, and every Under wind reflecting sky month I would pay them a visit asking if they could bring me from “el otro You can try but you can’t stop the flow of time. lado”—the other side (I meant the United States)—the newest albums (at the Because a river never tires, time cassette tapes, and then compact discs). One day I got this cassette from It’s gonna run till it expires, a new artist named Bobby Pulido, and I immediately became a huge fan, and The river rushes like the hours of our lives. he became one of my favorites. I can’t believe that 25 years later now, Bobby is actually celebrating 25 years of a music career, and I have the honor to write Treasure each moment as your last cause time will fly a song specially for him with my amigo and lyricist David Davila, who happens Till we say goodbye. to be from the same town as Bobby: Edinburg, Texas. This song is actually my I still dream of happy places first attempt at writing a Tex-Mex cumbia, and I think we did great. It is a song With papá in México about crossing the river, the river that separates México from the United States. As I bring bouquets of flores to his grave. It has always intrigued me that the same river has different names depending on where you are from: for me it was always el “Río Bravo,” and now that I am I take in my children’s faces on the other side, they call it “Rio Grande.” Who have years and years to grow And I hope that when I cross that they’ll be brave. Just like papá I get on my knees and pray. Because the river’s rushing by Under wind reflecting sky I can try but I can’t stop the flow of time. Because a river never tires, It’s gonna run till it expires, The river rushes like the minutes of our lives. Treasure each moment as your last cause time will fly… CASTLES IN THE SKY None of us, my love, is getting any younger. And I hear you when you say your hopes grow thin. Music by JAIME LOZANO Yes, I know your dreams are torn asunder, Lyrics by JORGE “GEORGIE” CASTILLA Darling, I know where you’ve been, Up in Heaven, down in Hell and in-between. Feat. MIREYA RAMOS And I hear you when you cry Piano and Wurlitzer: Roberto Verastegui; Guitars: Pavel Cal; That you’d hate to say goodbye Bass: Demián Cantú; Percussions: Dayron Cartas For the sake of building castles in the sky. But allow me to reply “there are dangers worth a try” I met Jorge “Georgie” Castilla back in 2008, and since the first moment we Let us fly together to that palace way up high. saw each other we instantly connected. We were both struggling in New York City and trying to find our new voices as immigrant artists. As I am, he is a very None of us, my love, is ready for the journey. sensitive person: we both easily cry when something amazes us or moves us. But we’re packing light and leaving nonetheless. This song with lyrics by Georgie is about a person questioning herself about If the woods ahead are dark and curvy, leaving her own place to start a new life somewhere else with her life’s love. Darling, we’ll clean up the mess. It is actually inspired by another friend when she was dealing with that huge We’ll keep moving up and down, and in-between. decision. And there is no one better to sing about this struggle than one of my favorite voices nowadays, the soulful Mireya Ramos. My wife Florencia And we’ll learn to say goodbye and I have been a huge fan of all-female mariachi band Flor de Toloache for To the life we leave behind a while now, and having its founder and singer as part of this album, singing For the risk of building castles in the sky. this bolero pop, made us feel so honored and proud. Mireya confessed to me But allow your tears run dry, that this was the first time she has recorded something like this, very different Let your fears and mine turn shy to the music she usually does, and here between us, this is one of my favorite As we fly together to that palace way up high. tracks. None of us, my love, is waiting any longer. We’ve begun to make a living out of dreams. And perhaps we won’t have much to squander, Darling, it’s fine, we’re a team. Up and down, and once again in-between. None of us, my love, is scared of stormy weather. We don’t have to build a castle in the sky. Far from home, we’re home if we’re together. Learning once more how to fly... Up or down, or once again in-between. Up or down, or once again in-between. Up or down, or once again... None of us, my love, Is getting any younger. VENEZUELA Déjame contarte una hermosa historia De un lugar donde las vacas son mariposas, Music by JAIME LOZANO & MIGGUEL ANGGELO Donde se le canta a un bravo pueblo y su gloria; Lyrics by MIGGUEL ANGGELO Donde los hermanos son garzas y rosas. Un lugar donde siempre salta un ángel Feat. MIGGUEL ANGGELO and JORGE GLEM Que cae para buscar a un negro Orinoco, Donde las nieves en el pico son de miel; Piano: Jesús Altamira; Cuatro: Jorge Glem; Contrabass: Marcos Milagres; Que endulzan las aguas frescas de coco. Maracas: Juan Ernesto Laya Rodeados de araguaney y apamate, Abrazados de vientos de gemelas maracas; I have had the honor of being both musical director and writing partner for Con campos de oro, tabaco y chocolate, a lot of projects of Venezuelan performer Migguel Anggelo, who I like to call Y el grito esquizofrénico de guacharacas. “mi pana.” This song is a tribute to the beautiful country of Venezuela. I Nos canta la orquídea y el naranja turpial, don’t want to start talking about politics, so I would only say it is a wonderful Nos bañamos en sus tibios ríos y playas; country, rich in culture and natural resources and full of amazing people, many of them having to leave their beloved country to find a better life. This is a love Nuestra alma es fresca cual joven manantial letter to this amazing country, and I have the honor of collaborating also in Nuestra piel sabe a mango, lechosa y guayaba. this track with virtuoso Venezuelan cuatro player Jorge Glem. Fun fact: we met Amiga viuda luna each other because we used to live in the same building when we both had just Cúbreme con tu hora menguante, arrived to this country. The “cuatro” is a four single nylon string instrument, Llena de luz a esta tierra tropical very important in Venezuelan music culture and history. And one of the things I love the most about this project is to have the honor to collaborate and learn Y a su gente noble y caminante. from all these amazing musicians and performers who, although most of us Con mi tricolor de siete estrellas, are Latinos, are all different. We come from different backgrounds, and all of De dos Simones que dejaron su huella. our stories are special and unique. De sangre Yanomami, Y de guayoyo que cuela; Yo soy… Venezuela. DREAMER A dreamer dreams a foolish dream Dreamer, open your eyes, Of waking up on greener hills Dream while you’re awake. Music by JAIME LOZANO Of promises unknown. Put your hopes in the highs, Lyrics by JORGE “GEORGIE” CASTILLA So he steps outside to start the journey, The lows won’t see you break. And he wonders: “Will I ever make it on my own?” The brain could fry, Feat. MAURICIO MARTÍNEZ The heart might ache, He dreams of opportunity, and ALEX LACAMOIRE You step outside and stomp He’s looking for community, Until you make the city shake. He’s hoping to belong. Piano: Alex Lacamoire; Guitars: Pavel Cal; Bass: Rudyck Vidal; Make it shake and quake. Drums: Javier Garagarza; Percussions: Joel Mateo; Trumpets: Carlos Garza; So he steps outside, he’s finally moving on. Saxophone: Enrique Ríos; Trombone: Erika Rosas; When the heart is hopeful, what could possibly go wrong? Dreamer, Violins and Cellos: Luis Cardoso; Backup vocals: Roke MD Sueña que lo puedes alcanzar. Dreamer, Un paso al frente de lo complicado, There’s a life you leave behind. Un paso afuera de la tempestad. You step outside, you’re looking for the answers This is my hymn, my battle song. I consider myself a “dreamer” and a “doer.” Sueña, Even when these two words could seem opposite sometimes, that’s what I do. To keep believing in this state of mind. Al dormir y al despertar, Every day I dream, asleep or awake, of a better life; of being a better version Dreamer, Da un paso adentro de lo que has logrado, of myself; of being able to create a stronger Latino artists’ community; of my May your dreams repay in kind, Un paso lejos del pasado. stories and songs being heard and sung around the world; of a fair, diverse, The love and sacrifice for all that matters: A home away from your home and equal artistic community; of being able to create a legacy; of creating a A home away from home is yours to find. better world for my son and daughter. And after dreaming, I try to do my part. Is yours to find. Yes, I know it is hard. We are imperfect human beings, we make mistakes, A dreamer struggles with his dream, You’ll be fine. but we need to keep on dreaming, doing, trying, falling, failing, learning, He’s so frustrated so he screams, You’ll be fine. and starting again. This album is a dream come true through action, through He’s feeling small and meek. Look, you’re fine. the help and support of many people. We can’t do it alone. We need to work So he steps outside to face the skyline together. Gracias a mi Familia for being part of this, and for helping me tell Hoping that its beauty gets him through another week. these stories—our stories. This song and this album is for all of us. With lyrics by Jorge “Georgie” Castilla and an amazing vocal delivery by Mauricio He works two jobs, he saves the tips, Martínez. He learns the language, makes the trips Determined to succeed. So he steps outside, the signs are clear to read: When the heart is wishful, there is no way to recede. Dreamer, There’s a life you leave behind. You step outside, you’re looking for the answers To keep believing in this state of mind. Dreamer, May your dreams repay in kind, The love and sacrifice for all that matters: A home away from home is yours to find. HECHO PARA AMARTE Tanto recorrer sin encontrar una razón Fui hecho para amarte Hoy aquí a tu lado todo tiene explicación. Y tu corazón oír cantar, Music and Lyrics by JAIME LOZANO Que el camino que recorrí Y abrazarte, Me condujo hasta ti. Y así juntos recorrer cada momento, Feat. MARCIAL ISTÚRIZ Cada espacio, cada calle, cada sueño, Tanto te busqué que yo pensé que eras ficción Y hacerlos realidad. Y me conforme con verte en mi imaginación. Piano: Jesús Altamira; Guitars: Pavel Cal; Bass: Marcos Milagres; Hecho para amarte, Hoy que estás frente a mí, Drums: Javier Garagarza; Percussions: Dayron Cartas; Trumpets: Carlos Garza; Mano a mano juntos caminar No quiero dejarte ir. Saxophones: Alex Hamlin; Trombones: León Nava; Y recordarte Violin, Viola and Cello: Luis Cardoso; Backup vocals: Roke MD Hoy se bien que eres tú esa razón Que hoy que te encontré estoy completo, Y la música a encontrarte me ayudó. Quiero siempre estar donde tú estás. Dedicated to my beautiful wife Florencia Cuenca. Mi inspiración. Cada nota, cada paso en el ayer Quiero siempre estar donde tú estás. Me confirma lo que se… This is the only song completely in Spanish in the album, with lyrics by Yours Fui hecho para amarte Truly. It is the first song I wrote for my now wife when I met her. This song, Y tu corazón oír cantar, originally a ballad, was sung at our wedding by one of our best friends. This “bonus track” is a gift for Florencia, and I decided to add it here, I guess Y abrazarte, because it’s my album, hehehehehe. We made it this huge, ambitious salsa Y así juntos recorrer cada momento, arrangement and got one of the best salsa singers in the world, the amazing Cada espacio, cada calle, cada sueño, Marcial Istúriz, who took the song to the next level. Every single song in this Y hacerlos realidad. album comes from my heart, from a place of honesty and love for who I am, Hecho para amarte, for who we are, and including this very personal song to close the album is Mano a mano juntos caminar like signing the most important document in my life with my own blood. I Y recordarte hope you enjoyed this journey through my stories, our stories, the stories of Que hoy que te encontré estoy completo, my people, stories that need to be shared and heard. This album wouldn’t Quiero siempre estar donde tú estás. exist without the support of so many amigos musicians from all over the world, and I would like to mention specially two of them: first, my co-arranger Hoy se bien que eres tú esa razón and co-orchestrator, and the pianist in most of the tracks, my brother Jesús Y la música a encontrarte me ayudó. Altamira. We started working together back in 2001, and every day these Cada nota, cada paso en el ayer collaborations have become stronger. I’m so grateful to have him by my side to Me confirma lo que se… help my music sound its best. Second but not less important, my co-producer and engineer, mi hermano Demián Cantú, whom I consider my other pair of ears, who makes these tracks sound as amazing as they sound, and who makes magic with all the crazy material I send his way. I’m grateful to have you both in my life. JAIME LOZANO & THE FAMILIA SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT

Produced by JAIME LOZANO, DEMIÁN CANTÚ and JESÚS ALTAMIRA Co-Producer: VICTORIA KÜHNE Executive Producers: JAIME LOZANO and FLORENCIA CUENCA GOFUNDME SUPPORTERS: Arrangements and Orchestrations by JAIME LOZANO and JESÚS ALTAMIRA Miguel Almaguer, Martha Garza, Marysol Flores, Ulises Valenzuela, Julieta González, Carlos Vocal arrangements by ROKE MD Algara, Lis Chavarría, Luis Alberto Cantú Barrera, Loida Garza Ornelas, Jorge Caltzoncit, Sergio Garza, Eduardo Enrikez, Mónica González, Gerry Elizondo, Ricardo Baqueiro, Francisco Edited, Mixed and Mastered by DEMIÁN CANTÚ at La Casita Recording Studio Guzmán, Rocío López, Danny Sada, Mauricio Ibarra, Gicela Sehedi, Mel Atky, Balbina Sada, Recorded between August 2018 and September 2020 Valerie Accetta, Beatriz Zepeda, June Rachelson-Ospa, David Marcos, Sonia de los Santos, Pianos recorded at Victoria Records Zach Redler, Sonia Monroy, Kat Lozano, Brent Black, Pilar Zepeda, Miguel Ángel Tobías, Sofía All vocals recorded between March and September 2020 del Río, Mario Cortés, Jess Domanico, Sergio González Zorrilla, Eva Sordo, Brian Wittenberg, during COVID-19 times at different home studios Joel Chavez, Vivian Estevez, Stephanie Ybarra, Andrew Monohan, Debra Rosenstock, Michael Wartofsky, Kat Sherrell, Musa Hitomi, Abigail Grubb, Assaf Gleizner, Lorena Rico, Michael Cover illustration by MARTHA ORENDAIN, inspired on a photo by ALEJANDRO PUJOL Perreca, Dan Goggin, Matthew Woolf, Guillermo Wiechers, Henry Krieger, Eddie Rodríguez, Package Design by ROBBIE ROZELLE Sammi Cannold, Greg Pliska, Addie Counts, Daniela Lugo, Justine Goggin, Paloma de Vega Centenera, Andrés Zambrano, Alexis González Guarneros, Boris Chalakov, Mariana Ramírez, jaimelozano.net @jaimelozano Rebecca Aparicio, Lauren Grajewski, Carlos Augusto Reyes Fernández, Jacob Padron. For Broadway Records VAN DEAN, President / Executive Producer ROBBIE ROZELLE, A&R Director DEENA ZUCKER, Associate Producer SOPHIA BELLA CUCCI, Social Media broadwayrecords.com @bwayrecords

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