Credits
Concept, Executive Producer: Berta Jottar
Music Direction & Performance: Pedro Martínez & Román Díaz
Guest Artists: Alfredo Díaz "Pescao," Ileana Santamaria, Maribel Garcia Soto
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered: Kamilo Kratc, Soundworks Recording Studio (Astoria, New York)
Cover Photo, Text & Interactive Rumba: Berta Jottar
CD Cover: “Found Objects/Objetos Encontrados” by Berta Jottar. The installation includes: brick boat sculpture by Alexis Machado Leyba “Kcho” found at his public installation “Vive y Deja Vivir,” Havana. Slavery ship silkscreen by J.A. 1993 found at my doorsteps. Found tabletop with signature by Alfredo Díaz "Pescao"
Videos: “Dialogue” & "Fragmentacion” by Berta Jottar
Line Producer: Sandra Y. Kratc
Interactive Rumba Programming (Flash): Tal Halpern, Mika Hirai, John Antoniello, William Jannen
Web Development: Ben Brooks, Sandra Y. Kratc
Production Assistant: Juan Baena
Translation Assistant: Christina García
Special Thanks: Greg Landau
Partial support for this project: CTAH Fund, Williams College
ROUND WORLD PRODUCTIONS/ROUND WHIRLED RECORDS
TRACK CREDITS
Encyclopedia of the Drum: Moyubba Ilu (Greeting to The Drum or to The People). Cuban Folklore. Performed by Pedro Martínez (6:06)
Prohibition (Protesta Carabalí). Author: Reynaldo Brito. Interpreted by Pedro Pablo Martínez. Music by Pedro Martínez & Román Díaz (4:22)
Dialogue. A capella improvisation by Pedro Martínez & Román Díaz (1:30)
Stomach Health. Author & Interpreted by Alfredo Díaz "Pescao." Music by Pedro Martínez & Román Díaz (3:24)
Conflict. (D.R.) Interpreted by Pedro Martínez. Music by Pedro Martínez & Román Díaz (6:41)
Abakuá: Greetings to the Powers. Cuban Folklore. Interpreted by Pedro Martínez & Román Díaz (8:59)
The Monument. Author Manuel Martínez Olivera "El Llanero." Interpreted by Alfredo Díaz "Pescao." Quinto: Pedro Martínez (4:36)
Seduction. (D.R.) Interpreted by Pedro Martínez. Music by Pedro Martínez & Román Díaz (3:50)
El Brete. Author & Interpreted by Alfredo Díaz "Pescao." Music by Pedro Martínez & Román Díaz (2:49)
Exodus. (D.R.) Interpreted by Pedro Martínez. Music by Pedro Martínez & Román Díaz (3:59)
Fragmentation. Author & Interpreted by Román Díaz (5:28)
(Chorus' musical arrangement by Pedro Martínez. Performed by: Maribel García Soto, Pedro Martínez, Ileana Santamaria)
Exodus. Interactive Rumba (flash file) by Berta Jottar
Dialogue. Video (movie file) by Berta Jottar