Special Thanks to Executive Producer, Andrew Williams. :::MUSICIANS::: Guillermo Tejeda - Lead Vocals, Bass, Guitars (acoustic & electric), keyboards on *tracks 6 & 7 & 13 Daniel Anthony Tejeda - Drums, Percussions Benedict Wanyama Gonzo - Percussions, Background Vocals Featuring.. Luis Hernandez - Lead guitar on *track 12 Lige Curry (P-Funk) - Bass on *track 6 Anthony Medina (the Delirians) - Piano, Organ, Clavinet Steve Tarabokia - Ambient guitars and Keyboards John “Mr Twang” McClung - Slide Guitar on *track 6 Scarlett Brais (SATF) - Background Vocals Cherese Adams (Marshon's Sister) - Background Vocals Greg Thomas (P-Funk) - Alto sax on track *6 Eitan Avineri (Westestern Standard Time) - Trumpet Cristian Crespin - Trombone Ana Becerra (Roncovacoco) - Trombone on *tracks 1 & 5 & 11 Arturo Ramirez (SATF) - Tenor Sax Gabriel "Fessor" Zavala - Alto Sax Joseph Tovar (Viernes 13) - Lead Tenor Sax (solo on *track 3) Greg Wagner - Harmonica Produced @ TriCoast Studios in Los Angeles, CA Mastered @ Taped Noise in Los Angeles, CA Execuitive Producer: Andrew Williams Mastering Engineer: Tyler Barton Co Producer(s): Guillermo Tejeda, Daniel Anthony Tejeda, Benedict Wanyama Gonzo Engineers: Andrew Williams, Steve Tarabokia, Clemente Ruiz, Daniel Nogueiras, Michael Renteria on Behalf of Pachamama... Be Thankful for Life. We would like to thank God for all the blessings, guidance and strength. We would like to honor our parents, our family and loved ones. Thank you for all your support and unconditional love. Much thanks to our teachers and mentors in life. Thank you Andrew Williams for having faith in our project & bringing our music to life in the process. We spent many long nights at the control in the studio making this music, we did it, homie! & We ain't going nowhere yet. Much thanks to Steve Tarabokia, for handling studio engineer work at TriCoast Studios for the record - jumping on guitars and keyboards whenever you heard something missing… that kind of musical intuition is magic; we are just getting started, my dude! By the way, nobody knows this, but Steve and Andrew invented the world's longest and most gnarliest ProTools shortcut ever! (lol) Thanks to producer, Tyler Barton, for mastering this album and having our backs! The sound is big like we love it! Thanks to Michael "Rebel" Renteria at PlayBack music for believing in the music, Raul “Chuma” and all the good people on the block! Showed us nothing but love. Lets shoot a video soon. Thanks to Producer/Engineer Daniel Nogueiras, we started recording bass and drums with you on this project, Thank you for everything! Shout out to Gabriel "Fessor" Zavala (woodwinds), Thank you for sharing so many years with us, man. Big Shout out to Eric "Crucial" Mauries, thank you for everything, breddah - you opened your heart to us - we never forget. Roots. Most people may not know, but the song "Guava Tree" is about us hanging at your place and picking fresh guayabas from your Grandpa's tree on 5th street. Thank you Arturo Ramirez for your friendship and dedication, we crossed paths in such an organic way - never forget - let's grab a cheeseburger soon. Thank you Scarlett Brais for sharing your fire with the us (we STILL got a little fever ova' here). Remember the Groove Factory - 6723, that's the place I want to be. Thank you John Northup, a real soulful cat, indeed. Man, Thank you Greg Wagner (harmonica) & Cherese Adams (back up vocals) Thank you Jimmy Sorensic of La Banda Skalavera and Alex McKenzie of The Aggrolites - some of the best drummers in L.A. that we had the absolute pleasure of working with during the production process of this album. Special Thank you to Anthony Medina (the Delirians) for jumping on piano, organ and clavinet, pretty much throughout the entire album's production process! Thank you to John "Mr. Twang" McClung for putting some good country in this reggae. That slide guitar takes us to the right place. A big thank you to our good man Eitan Avineri, musical director of Western standard Time, for sharing your artisty with us & assisting with horn section arrangements on the album. You have always shown so much love and affection to us, p.s. man I think I still owe you $50 - and as Andrew always says "Yo, fifty bucks, is fifty bucks”. Thank you to Lige Curry & the legendary P-Funk for hanging out with us and keeping it real. Greg Thomas from P-FUNK, amazing saxophone on this record. Big up Steve Boyd, shout out to George Clinton and the whole crew!! We will always hold it down for the P-Funk. Thank you to the legendary Wah- guitar master Melvin Wah Wah Waston of Motown Records for hanging out and showing us young G's some love - we still got to link up for some of those spicy chicken wings, Pimpin’. Thank you to our friend Carlton Manning from the Legendary Jamaican rocksteady group - Carlton and the shoes. Those times that you would call us from Jamaica in the studio while we were recording, special little moments that kept us going even if things felt tuff. Never forget sharing 'fish tea' and listening to old Jamaican recordings with you at the East LA house. Thank you Marshon Gonzo and Vanessa Ramos and for all your love and assistance throughout the years, we could not have made this album possible without you. Thank you to Ana 'La Trombonera' Becerra on Trombone - few people can blow the horn like you, Ana. A special thank you to our close friend, Joseph Quinonez of Steady 45s, a true brother from another mother - nobody can touch the kind of mastery you posses in music, boss - we go way back. Shout out to everyone at the Steady 45s! Shout out to Esteban Flores (keyboards), band whore extraordinaire. We love you, Dog! Special thank you to Eric Troncoso. Thank you to our good friend Alex Delgado (Logo Design), and everybody at the Delgado-Mariano house! Link up for the next fight! Nuff Love! Madd respect to Amit Gilad at Label 27, we boys. Much respect to our good friend Adrian Antonio "Chapu" with Raskahuele and Bolochos productions for putting International Ska & Reggae on the map in Los Angeles. Much love to Nacho, and all of Corrupted Youth, Real East Los Punk rock. Shout out to our friends in Thee Commons, Chicano Batman, La Santa Cecilia, Quetzal, Cuicani, Las Cafeteras - & you know the List can go on and on. Remember the South-Central Farm Much respect to Azael at Concrete Jungle, your hard work does not go unnoticed, let's keep up the work, G! Much respect to Clemente Ruiz at Evoekore media for having faith in us from the beginning, you have been watching us each other grow since the Allen Theatre days! Your contribution to the music culture in L.A. has been immense! *Message To all promoters in the music scene, remember the scene belongs to the 'kids' that come pay to watch the bands. The stronger we are TOGETHER, the longer the music will last...Let's Build each other up. Much respect to Joseph R Pena, thank you for sharing so many years of music with us. Shout out to musical aficionado, Cesar Ramirez with NU MOVEMENT - few people got the chops like you, my boy! Thank you to our good friend Mr. Robert Sotelo of Arise Roots, for all the inspiration and guidance. Shout out to Chiquis from The Expanders, known you since the Blue Beat Lounge Days! Much respect to Asher w/ Expanders, one of the hardest Rasta drummies to jump behind a drum set in life - we have been knowing each other for years now!! Much respect to Chris Murray, for giving us our first real invitation to the L.A. Reggae scene during the 'Bluebeat lounge' days at the Knitting Factory, you have showed us support from the start!! Much love to Junor Francis, for keeping real reggae music alive and vibrant in Los Angeles! Thank you Tom Chasteen, Jah Faith and everybody at the world-famous Dub Club in LA, for all your continued love and support, and for teaching us that reggae music is truly one of the most unapologetic genres to play in. Faithy, Burn a one!! Thank you Roger "Ras Rojah" Steffens for opening your heart to us and supporting our music. The spirit of Bob Marley lives through the works, Roger. You always keep the good fight going, and and the good vibes flowing. Thank you to our friends Heather and Steven 'Cat' Coore with the the legendary THIRD WORLD, you’ve showed us nothing but love these past couple years. Shout out to the real "small axe" Jesse Royal from JA for all the love and support! Thank you to Judah Eskender and Tippa Lee for sharing the vibes, always. Thank you Garth Dennis of the legendary Black Uhuru for your continued support and kindness, link soon! Thank you to Guillermo Bonetto and everybody with Los Cafres (Argentina), we are ever-thankful for your friendship - Los Cafres have ultimately helped pave the way for all Latinos in Reggae music. Shout out to Mykal Rose, always showing us love!! UHURU! Thank you Mama Makeda at the World Beat Center in San Diego for everything you have ever done to keep the music alive. Rest in Peace - the House of blues on Sunset and Anaheim... We miss playing on those stages.... If any of you were there to share those special moments with us, you know just how truly special that was. P.S. Rick Ortiz, you owe us so much money, man. We'll take Cash or Check. Your Welcome. Thank you to Limon, Martin, and everyone at QUINTO SOL - the o.g. founding fathers of the 'Chicano' Reggae sound in L.A. Your inspiration has been huge for us! There IS no mentioning reggae in L.A. without mentioning QUINTO SOL...period.. ..we stay Leggae, always, kid! We been doing this since way before there was even a 'cali-reggae’ situation, whatever that is, "Bros!” lol Much love to all the students, professors, and staff at Cal State University, Los Angeles and Cal State University, Long Beach. Much love to the International Reggae Station, Radio Sombra, World of Reggae (WOR) and all people who help to keep the music alive! Shout out to all our friends at local radio station is KSPC 89.9 FM and Pacifica radio KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, CA Love to all the people on the streets. we see you. We made this music with love for you. This music is brought to you by people from the ghetto, we bring the story and the sound of the peoples. This music is made in the spirit of Crazy Horse and Marcus Garvey, of Red Cloud and Malcom X… We bring this music to you in the memory of Michael Brown, Freddie Grey, Eric Garner, Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin, Jesse James Romero, Tamir Rice, Terence Crutcher, Sandra Bland... And all the countless live of God's children who have been stolen by structural and state-sanctioned violence in our Country and around the world. No more Stolen Life! We bring this music in solidarity with the global projects that are; Human Rights, Migrant Rights, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQIA, and in solidarity with all agents of social justice around the world. Power to the People. DAPL NO! Pachamama stands in solidarity with all of our brothers and sisters at Standing Rock. People, Know this: When all the rivers are poisoned, what will we have left to drink? #WedrinkWater. Fight War, Not Wars Special shout out to all of our good friends and listeners around the world for keeping the message and the music alive!! We could not have done this without you! We literally put our blood, sweat and tears into this music - We bring it to you all with lots of love. Black Lives Matter, para siempre. Free the music, Free the People. One Love, One Heart. -from Pachamama