Soul Food Taqueria

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Soul Food Taqueria
Soul Food Taqueria cover
Studio album by Tommy Guerrero
Released April 8, 2003
Genre Latin House
downtempo
chicano rock
Length 53:43
Label Mo' Wax
Professional reviews
Tommy Guerrero chronology
Another Late Night: Tommy Guerrero
(2002)		 Soul Food Taqueria
(2003)		 Year of the Monkey - EP
(2005)
Back cover
Art by Stephen (Espo) Powers

Soul Food Taqueria is the third studio album by Quannum Projects member and former professional skateboarder Tommy Guerrero. The album was released on April 8, 2003. Mostly very smooth and relaxing music, Soul Food Taqueria features humming keyboards, bouncing guitars, old-fashioned drum beats and downtempo bass creating a Hip-hop infected Latin Soul. The album has received little recognition and publicity since its release on Mo' Wax.


[edit] Overview

Inspired by the streets of his hometown San Francisco, Soul Food Taqueria is a progression in many ways. Not only is it more sonically advanced than his previous releases (although he admits that he's “still down with the f*cked up 4 trk action”), but it also shows real maturity in his guitar playing and song writing. Vocals are much more prevalent than in previous recordings, with vocal tracks from Lyrics Born of Blackalicious / Quannum / Latyrx fame, and long time friend and collaborator, Gresham Taylor. Encapsulating Latin rhythms, stripped down folk, hip-hop, jazz, guitar-blues, minimal funk, soul and so much more, Guerrero's delicate jams are as spine tingling as ever, with Guerrero retaining the knack of sounding simple yet inventive. - excerpt from the artist's website


[edit] Track listing

  1. "Lectric Chile Goat" – 0:56
  2. "Abiento" – 3:59
  3. "Organism" – 4:08
  4. "Thank You MK" – 3:51
  5. "Tatanka" – 4:10
  6. "Interlude - Train of Thought" – 1:20
  7. "It Gets Heavy" – 3:23
  8. "Thin Brown Layer" – 4:40
  9. "Interlude - So Many Years Ago" – 0:45
  10. "Terra Unifirma" – 4:05
  11. "Getting It Together" – 3:23
  12. "Another Brother Gone" – 2:28
  13. "Broken Blood" – 3:48
  14. "Interlude - And the Day Goes By" – 1:28
  15. "Lost Unfound" – 3:32
  16. "The Color of Life" – 3:58
  17. "Falling Awake" - 3:57


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