Niño Rojo

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Niño Rojo
Studio album by Devendra Banhart
Released	September 13, 2004
Genre	Folk rock, Acoustic, Freak folk
Length	45:05
Label	Young God
Producer(s)	Devendra Banhart Michael Gira
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork (8/10) 9/22/2004 Rolling Stone 9/27/2004
Devendra Banhart chronology
Rejoicing in the Hands (2004)	Niño Rojo (2004)	Cripple Crow (2005)

Niño Rojo is the fifth studio release by psych folk acoustic rocker Devendra Banhart and his fourth release on the label Young God Records. It was released on September 13, 2004.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Wake Up, Little Sparrow" – 2:54
2. "Ay Mama" – 3:01
3. "We All Know" – 2:46
4. "Little Yellow Spider" – 3:39
5. "A Ribbon" – 2:39
6. "At the Hop" – 2:14
7. "My Ships" – 1:37
8. "Noah" – 2:29
9. "Sister" – 2:38
10. "Water May Walk" – 3:14
11. "HorseheadedfleshWizard" – 2:25
12. "An Island" – 2:04
13. "Be Kind" – 3:05
14. "Owl Eyes" – 2:45
15. "The Good Red Road" – 2:04
16. "Electric Heart" – 5:32

[edit] Personnel

• Devendra Banhart - guitar (acoustic, electric), vocals, producer, artwork
• Doug Anderson - mastering, mixing
• Lynn Bridges - engineer
• Michael Gira - harmonica, vocals, producer
• Thor Harris - percussion
• Julia Kent - cello
• Jason LaFarge - vocals, engineer
• Joe McGinty - piano, keyboards
• Steve Moses - percussion, trombone
• Siobhan - vocals
• David Smith - trumpet

[edit] Trivia

• On Vetiver's 2004 self-titled album, the first track is entitled "Oh Papa" which is likely an allusion to the Niño Rojo track "Ay Mama".
• The song Little Yellow Spider is being used in a 2007 Orange SA advert.