WE HAVE IRÉ
ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING
ALBUM RELEASE DATE | Saturday, September 18, 2021
PRODUCERS | NPN, Pregones/PRTT, Miami Light Project, MACLA, and Paul S. Flores
LABEL | Iré Records
RECORDED AT |
Samurai Hotel Recording Studio in Queens, New York City
Recorded by Mike Marciano of Systems Two. Mixed and mastered by Mike Marciano at Systems Two, Long Island.
Assistant Recording Engineer: David Stoller
Patio de Ochún Studio in Alameda, California (two spoken word monologues)
Engineer: Greg Landau
ORIGINAL CAST IN SELECTED MONOLOGUES |
Paul S. Flores
DJ Leydis
Christin Cato
Denmis Bain
Ramón Ramos Alayo
SESSION MUSICIANS |
Yosvany Terry and his quartet
Javier Santiago (piano)
Mark Whitfield Jr. (drums, percussion)
Matt Brewer (bass)
Special guest, Xiomara Laugart
WITH GRATITUDE TO THE PARTNERS AND CO-COMMISSIONERS WHO MADE THE WE HAVE IRÉ—ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING POSSIBLE|
• MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana in San José
• Miami Light Project in Miami
• National Performance Network
• Pregones/PRTT in New York City
WITH GRATITUDE TO THE PARTNERS AND CO-COMMISSIONERS WHO MADE THE WE HAVE IRE— ORIGINAL STAGE VERSION POSSIBLE |
• Creative Capital
• Creative Work Fund
• Center for Cultural Innovation
• GALA Theatre in Washington D.C.
• MACLA
• MECA-Houston
• Miami Light Project in Miami
• National Performance Network
• Pregones/PRTT in New York City
• The MAP Fund
• Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco
WITH GRATITUDE TO THE SOL PROJECT FOR JOINING OUR ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING LAUNCH EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
“THE MAKING OF”
WE HAVE IRÉ ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING
“MAKING-OF” We Have Iré Original Cast Recording
CAMERA, DIRECTOR, EDITOR |
Amilcar Navarro
INTERVIEWEES |
Paul S. Flores, Book and Lyrics, and Producer
Rosalba Rolón, Director
Yosvany Terry, Composer and Musical Director
DJ Leydis, Sound Designer
Xiomara Laugart, guest vocalist
INTERVIEW SEGMENT EDITOR |
Soldanela Rivera
RECORDED AT |
The Samurai Hotel Recording Studio in Astoria, NY
ORIGINAL CD COVER ART AND GRAPHIC DESIGN |
Adrián Arias
CD PHOTOGRAPHY |
Michael Palma, Tom Ehrlich, and Diamela Cutiño
VIDEO FOOTAGE |
Performances of We Have Iré recorded at Pregones January 24, 2020
Camera by Tané Martinez
Ramón Ramos Alayo dancing in Santiago de Cuba
CAMERA |
Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi
Horse Drawn Carriage in Camaguey, Cuba
Camera by Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi
Airplane shot
Camera by Eli Jabcobs-Fantauzzi
WEBSITE DESIGN |
Mariana Madero, Paola Rhon, wehaveire (dot) com
PUBLICIST |
Soldanela Rivera (Sol@soldanela.com)
We have Iré:
Making of Cast Recording
Premieres September 18, 2021
Writer/producer Paul S. Flores combines with AfroCuban jazz leader Yosvany Terry on the soundtrack CD for the bilingual musical theater project We Have Iré. While the show's tour was cancelled by COVID, the artists meet in NYC's Samurai Hotel Recording studio to make the original cast soundtrack. Filmed by Amilcar Navarro in June 2021. (28 mins)
CREDITS
ORIGINAL STAGE PRODUCTION
“WE HAVE IRÉ”
Paul S. Flores — Playwright/Producer/CHRISTIAN
Rosalba Rolon — Director/Dramaturg/Co-Producer
Yosvany Terry — Composer/Musician
Leydis Freire — DJ LEYDIS/Sound Designer
Ramon Ramos Alayo — Choreographer/MONCHI
Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi —Video/Photography/Documentation
Christin Cato— NENÉ
Denmis Savigne Bain — JONY
Maximiliano Urruzmendi — Light Design
Tanya Orellana — Set Design
Amadia Dijali — Costume Design
Leyma Lopez — Assistant Director/Stage Manger
Musicians: Javier Santiago (Piano) Mark Whitfield (drums) Yunior Terry (bass)
Dancers: Delvis Savigne Friñon, Emanuel Colombo, Julianna Cressman
Thank you to Pregones Theatre, Rosalba, Alvan and Staff
MUSICIANS
Yosvany Terry, saxophone, chekeré
Matt Brewer, bass
Javier Santiago, piano—Rhodes
Mark Whitfield Jr., drums and percussion—MeinlCymbals
DANCERS
Emanuel Colombo
Julianna Cressman
Delvis Savigne Friñon
