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Soneros All Stars - La Timba Soy Yo
Credits

Executive Producer and A & R: Janne “Yanesito” Bogdan
Producer and A & R: César “Pupy” Pedroso
Producer & Musical Arranger: Roelvis “Bombón” Reyes
Audio Engineers: Mattias Murhagen and José Raúl Varona Cancino
Recorded at: Egrem Studios - Studio 101, Mars 2007, Havana by José Raúl Varona Cancino
Mixed and Mastered at: LimeBeat, New York City, by Mattias Murhagen
Additional Recordings at: Soneros Records, Stockholm by Janne Bogdan and at LimeBeat,
New York City by Mattias Murhagen
Additional Musicians: Peter Bylin, drum-programming on “Salí a buscar un corazón” and Rob Clores,
Keyboard pads on “Salí a buscar un corazón”
Production Coordination by: Gabriela Gutarra, Karelia Cadavid and Jindra Pedroso
Production Assistence by: Mikael “Miniten” Hessler
Press Release & Booklet Comments by: Delia Tudoran and Michelle White
Artwork by: Janne Bogdan
Photography by: Janne Bogdan and Gabriela Gutarra

With thanks to: All musicians who participated on this record, to the stuff at Egrem studios,
to the road crew of Pupy y Los Que Son Son, to the “pueblo” of Los Sitios (Maloja) and to all my
friends of Elio Revé y Su Charangón (La Orquesta Revé).

Special thanks to: Pupy and Bombón for your great work on this CD and for letting me into your world of timba. To all the children and parents at “A Compás Flamenco” for taking care of, cooking,
cleaning and the washing at Maloja, to Gabriela Gutarra, Karelia Cadavid and Jindra Pedroso for
making this project possible, to Mattias Murhagen and Randy Lee att LimeBeat (www.limebeat.com)
for always cleaning up my mess and making it professional in the end, to Peter Bylin and Rob Clores
for your great work on “Salí a buscar un corazón”, to “Miniten” for open the door to Cuban music
back in 1993 and for being my “sidekick” during these recordings, to Delia Tudoran and
Michelle White for being my friends in cyber space, to Martin Richard Lehner “El Zorro” for being a
great inspiration and a good friend, to my mom Ylva Bogdan, to my dad Lászlo Bogdan and to my
sister Annika Bogdan...I love you.

Extra Credits: To Isaac Oviedo and Papi Oviedo for inspiration on the tres.

Dedication: This CD is dedicated to the memory of our late friends
José Antonio Rodruiguez Aguilera “Maceo” and Miguel Damian,
two of Cubas best singers ever. Rest in peace.

/Janne “Yanesito” Bogdan

The driving force and relentless spirit behind this project is the tres-player and producer Janne 'Yanesito' Bogdan of Stockholm.

Janne's hard hitting tres-cubano, accompanied by All-Star Cuban musicians, has become a classic Cuban music project in a very short while, In addition to Janne on tres and 'Sinsonte' , 'Mandy', 'Pepito' and Cristina Azcuy on lead vocals the musician roster read like a who's who of elite Cuban musicians, featuring stars of Los Van Van, Elio Revé y Su Charangon, Bamboleo, Pupy y Los Que Son Son, Sierra Maestra and Isaac Delgado.

The fortuitous international encounter between Janne and his Cuban stars is proving fruitful again. There latest album 'La Timba Soy Yo', due for release 2008 bearing the signature of Cesar 'Pupy' Pedroso's unmistakable sound on piano peppered with Janne's tres-cubano.

The new album featuring a mix of son-cubano, changüí and songo with a modern twist. Still keeping a foot in traditional sound traditions, but with a rougher, street harsh timba rhythm.

The recording, 'Dime Nagüe', is an album that sounds urban without ever loosing touch with the rural atmosphere that constitutes the very essence of the soul of Guantánamo. Characteristic of 'Dime Nagüe', apart from its strong folk roots, is the singing of Pascual 'Sinsonte' Matos, also known as 'Sinsonte' due to his distinctive sound and extensive repertory.

'Sinsonte' was raised in the province of Guantánamo, in the town of Moa, a three-hour journey from the mountain village of Yateras where the genre of changüí was born in the beginning of the 20th century. After being discovered in 1994 by the master of changüí, Elio Revé, he moved to Havana where he ended up working for ten years with Elio Revé y su charangón.

“K.O. in the first round! That's how this brand new release makes you feel after one listen.” (Salsa Power)

“Wow! With the power of an unexpected slap in the face, 'Dime Nagüe' just may be the hottest Cuban salsa-son release of the year.” (Descarga.com)

These are just a few of the raving accolades that the album 'Dime Nagüe' (2004) by Soneros All Stars garnered worldwide.