Eterno Retorno by Diana Gameros

This work is a soulful retrospective of her journey as a musician and immigrant from Juarez, Mexico to San Francisco. The album was recorded at Hyde Street studios with several collaborators including Magik*Magik orchestra (Death Cab For Cutie, Zola Jesus). Gameros' music has been likened to Feist, Andrew Bird, and Joanna Newsom.

Gameros grew up with music in the house, singing traditional Mexican folk songs alongside her mother at family gatherings. These experiences infused her songwriting which speaks directly to the heart, sometimes joyfully in songs like "Para Papá" and other times wistfully as in the more plaintive "¿Cómo Hacer?" More than anything Eterno Retorno is the story of a songbird in a golden cage. Gameros lives in paradise but cannot forget where she came from. Through this album, she expresses this longing with an artistic maturity well earned from a journey through four years of music school and the grueling process of achieving United States citizenship.

Diana Gameros in her own words:

"I dedicate this album to all people who live away from their country of origin, especially to the people who for whatever reason cannot return; to the people who dream of the idea of blurring the dividing lines invented by man called borders; to the people who see the Earth as it truly is, a home for all where humans can be as whales and birds that move calmly and freely. It is my hope that, while we work for this shift in consciousness to happen, every human being finds solace in love, his/her body becomes light, his/her mind opens up and his/her heart grows wise on their journey home."
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"Dedico este álbum a toda la gente que vive lejos de su país de origen, en especial a la gente que por cualquier motivo no puede retornar a él o su retorno se ha vuelto eterno; a la gente que sueña con la idea de borrar las líneas divisorias inventadas por el hombre llamadas fronteras; a la gente que ve a la Tierra como lo que verdaderamente es, una casa para todos donde el ser humano debería ser como ballenas y aves que se desplazan serena y libremente. Deseo profundamente que, mientras trabajamos para que este cambio de conciencia suceda, todo ser humano encuentre consuelo en el amor, que su cuerpo se vuelva ligero, su mente se mantenga abierta y su corazón sea sabio para continuar en el camino hacia su hogar."

"Her voice has a remarkable expressive range. She's at once strong and breathy - in an instant, wounded and boldly searching."
- NPR

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