"Florecer" EP
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About the album: "Florecer" is La Mera Candelaria's fourth release since they formed in 2017. This EP, released on April 28 (International Denim Day), holds a powerful message of honesty and strength around issues of violence, trauma, healing, and survival. The title track and accompanying music video, "Florecer," was released in collaboration with Violence Intervention Program, an LA-based organization whose mission for the past 35 years has been to protect and treat all victims of family violence and sexual assault. As a public-private partnership between LAC+USC Medical Center and the Community Mental Health Center, VIP works to significantly better the lives of those who have been abused, neglected, or assaulted through comprehensive medical, forensic, mental health, advocacy, and supportive services that promote not only healing, but also personal growth and success. La Mera's choice to release this survivor-themed EP on Denim Day was made with powerful intention. Denim Day is a campaign on a Wednesday in April in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The campaign began after a ruling by the Italian Supreme Court where a rape conviction was overturned because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing tight jeans she must have helped the person who raped her remove her jeans, thereby implying consent. The following day, the women in the Italian Parliament came to work wearing jeans in solidarity with the victim. Peace Over Violence developed the Denim Day campaign in response to this case and the activism surrounding it. Since then, what started as a local campaign to bring awareness to victim blaming and destructive myths that surround sexual violence has grown into a movement. As the longest running sexual violence prevention and education campaign in history, Denim Day asks community members, elected officials, businesses and students to make a social statement with their fashion statement by wearing jeans on this day as a visible means of protest against the misconceptions that surround sexual violence. To learn more about Denim Day, visit: https://www.denimdayinfo.org To learn more about the Violence Intervention Program, and/or to donate to their organization, visit: https://violenceinterventionprogram.org Read the We Are Mitú review of "Florecer" by Raquel Reichard here! Album credits: Stephani "La Mera" Candelaria - lead vocals Abel Canel - timbales and drums Vincenzo De La Rosa - bass ("Florecer" and "Sonrisa") Anita Garay - congas, backing vocals Justin Inbar - tres and electric guitar Joseph Jauregui - backing vocals Mario Leal - Bass ("Perdóname") "Florecer" written by La Mera Candelaria, Justin Inbar, and Erik G. "Perdóname" written by Hector Meneses Ortega, re-written and re-arranged by La Mera Candelaria "Sonrisa" written by La Mera Candelaria and Justin Inbar "Florecer" produced by Abel Canel and Erik G "Perdóname" and "Sonrisa" produced by Abel Canel All songs mixed by Erik G Album cover photography by Daniel Mendez, Subculture Images 2021 La Mera Candelaria All Rights Reserved c/s |
"Si reina" album
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Album credits: Stephani "La Mera" Candelaria - vocals Abel Canel - timbales Anita Garay - congas, bongo, hand percussion Mario Leal - bass ("Guiskera") Chhoti Maa - guest rapper ("Piña") Angelo Salazar - tres, backup vocals Tony Sauza - bass, backup vocals All songs written by La Mera Candelaria, except "La Mera" written by Rafael Herrera Recorded and produced by Tone Irie "Piña" mixed by Tone Irie All other tracks mixed by Degruvme Cover model: Melinna, cover photo: Matias Ponce, cover design: Stephani "La Mera" Candelaria Released February 21, 2020 All rights reserved, La Mera Candelaria 2020 c/s |
"No te enojes" EP
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Album credits: Stephani "La Mera" Candelaria - vocals, clave Leticia Candelaria - yelling woman ("No te enojes") Abel Canel - timbales, cowbell, guiro Ivan Flores - accordion ("Preséntame a tu hermana") Anita Garay - congas Alexandro Hernánez - cuatro ("Preséntame a tu hermana") Mario Leal - bass ("Preséntame a tu hermana") Tony Sauza - bass and rap ("No te enojes"), backing vocals Giovanni Verduzco - cuatro ("No te enojes") Recorded and produced by Tony Sauza "No te enojes" mixed by Jose Cruz "Preséntame a tu hermana" mixed by Anthony Rodriguez Cover design: Stephani "La Mera" Candelaria Released August 28, 2018 All rights reserved, La Mera Candelaria 2018 c/s |
"La mera Candelaria" EP
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About the album: La Mera Candelaria's self-titled EP was a labor of love, produced by Degruvme of the La Junta Collective, and was recorded exclusively in Los Angeles kitchens (almost entirely barefoot or chancla-d) to give the record that lively, "home" feel that cumbia and son are all about. Album credits: Stephani Candelaria - vocals, guira, clave, cowbell Moises Baqeuiro - bass Alexandro Hernández - cuatro Edgar Modesto - congas, tambora, guira Richard "Sólido" Herrera - congas Giovanni Verduzco - backing vocals "Dos Tragos" and "Papacito" by Stephani Candelaria "Mueve la Cintura" by Alejandro Enis Almenares Recorded and mixed by David "Degruvme" Cárdena 2017 La Junta Music, a division of The Wickliffe Group. Cover photo by Matias Ponce, cover design by Stephani "La Mera" Candelaria Released August 17, 2017 All rights reserved, La Mera Candelaria 2017 c/s |
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