Mercedes Escobar: Berklee Two Track I Purpose

This week’s Two Track features Guatemalan songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist Mercedes Escobar performing her originals "Que Me Perdone Chavela" and "Cheap Tequila State of Mind."

Set list
00:00 Intro
00:16 "Que Me Perdone Chavela" (May Chavela Forgive Me)
03:08 Purpose
04:17 "Cheap Tequila State of Mind"

Performers
Mercedes Escobar, voice, guitar:
https://www.mercedesescobar.com/
  / mercedesescobarmusic  
  / mercedes.escobar  
Juan Nieves, cuatro puertorriqueño, bgv:   / juannievesmusic  
Sebas Guerrero, bass, bgv:
  / master_c.bass  
Federico Aristizabal, drums, bgv:
  / federaristi.music  

About the Artist
Growing up performing the blues in Guatemala wasn’t easy, but Mercedes ultimately created a space for it in Central America. She’s been dubbed by newspaper Siglo 21 “la peregrina del blues,” The Blues Pilgrim. Mercedes’ unique, raw, guttural –and at times even violent- vocals have often been compared to a mix between Janis Joplin, Chavela Vargas and Patsy Cline, creating her unique genre which blends the rawness of old blues/country with the cultural and sonic traditions of her Latin home culture.

​About Two Track
Two Track is a music video series designed for Berklee’s YouTube and social media channels that features artists in an intimate setting with only one microphone and continuous camera takes. Each recording session will revolve around a single theme (i.e., connection, love, dreams) that can be expressed by the artist either through their track selection or through a short storytelling segment that will be recorded as part of the performance. The videos in this series will premiere at specific dates and times, but if you miss the premiere, each video will be public on the channel in continuity.

Production credits:
Produced by: Steffan Hacker
Gimbal camera: Steffan Hacker
Cameras: Sage, Peter, Michael
Graphics: Steffan Hacker
Editor: Isak Kotecki
Recording engineer: Artur Vienna
Assistant engineers: Tanisha Lokwani
Mixing engineer: Ellen Cordisco

Production credits:
Produced by: Steffan Hacker
Gimbal camera: Steffan Hacker
Cameras: Sage, Peter
Graphics: Steffan Hacker
Editor: Isak Kotecki
Recording engineer: Artur Vienna
Assistant engineers: Tanisha Lokwani
Mixing engineer: Ellen Cordisco

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