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{{Infobox album| <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album|
| Name = Area 52
| Type = Studio
| name = Area 52
| Artist = [[Rodrigo y Gabriela]]/C.U.B.A.
| type = Studio
| Cover = Area 52 (Rodrigo y Gabriela album).jpeg
| artist = [[Rodrigo y Gabriela]]/C.U.B.A.
| cover = Area 52 (Rodrigo y Gabriela album).jpeg
| Released = 23 January 2012 ([[Ireland]])
| alt =
24 January 2012 ([[USA]])<ref name="press">{{cite web|title=Rodrigo y Gabriela|url=http://www.rodgab.com/press_pr.html|accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref>
| released = 23 January 2012 (Ireland)
| Recorded =
24 January 2012 (United States)<ref name="press">{{cite web|title=Rodrigo y Gabriela |url=http://www.rodgab.com/press_pr.html |accessdate=22 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627053206/http://www.rodgab.com/press_pr.html |archivedate=27 June 2012 }}</ref>
| Genre = [[acoustic music|Acoustic]], [[folk music|Folk]]
| Length = 53:57
| recorded =
| venue =
| Label = [[Rubyworks Records]] (Ireland)
| studio =
[[ATO Records]] (USA)<ref name="press" />
| genre = [[acoustic music|Acoustic]], [[folk music|folk]]
| Producer = Rodrigo Sánchez and Peter Asher
| length = 53:57
| Last album = ''[[Live in France (Rodrigo y Gabriela album)|Live in France]]'' <br/>(2009)
| label = [[Rubyworks Records|Rubyworks]] (Ireland)
| This album = '''''Area 52'''''<br/>(2012)
[[ATO Records|ATO]] (USA)<ref name="press" />
| Next album = ''[[9 Dead Alive]]''<br/>(2014)
| producer = Rodrigo Sánchez and Peter Asher
| prev_title = [[Live in France (Rodrigo y Gabriela album)|Live in France]]
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = [[9 Dead Alive]]
| next_year = 2014
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| MC = (73/100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/area-52/rodrigo-y-gabriela|title=Area 52 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic|publisher=Metacritic.com|date=25 January 2012|accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref>
| MC = (73/100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/area-52/rodrigo-y-gabriela|title=Area 52 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic|publisher=Metacritic.com|date=25 January 2012|accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Jurek|first=Thom|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/area-52-mw0002277395|title=Area 52 - Rodrigo y Gabriela|publisher=AllMusic|date=24 January 2012|accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Jurek|first=Thom|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/area-52-mw0002277395|title=Area 52 Rodrigo y Gabriela|publisher=AllMusic|date=24 January 2012|accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Consequence of Sound]]
| rev2 = [[Consequence of Sound]]
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Jake|title=Album Review: Rodrigo y Gabriela - Area 52|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/01/album-review-rodrigo-y-gabriela-area-52/|publisher=Consequence of Sound|date=25 January 2012|accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Jake|title=Album Review: Rodrigo y Gabriela Area 52|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/01/album-review-rodrigo-y-gabriela-area-52/|publisher=Consequence of Sound|date=25 January 2012|accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
| rev3 = Sputnikmusic
| rev3Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Deviant|title=Rodrigo y Gabriela - Area 52 (staff review)|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/47660/Rodrigo-y-Gabriela-Area-52/|publisher=Sputnikmusic|date=24 January 2012|accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev3Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Deviant|title=Rodrigo y Gabriela Area 52 (staff review)|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/47660/Rodrigo-y-Gabriela-Area-52/|publisher=Sputnikmusic|date=24 January 2012|accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev4 = [[Drowned in Sound]]
| rev4 = [[Drowned in Sound]]
| rev4Score = {{Rating|6|10}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Falcone|first=Jon|title=Rodrigo y Gabriella - Area 52|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16759/reviews/4144351?ticker|publisher=Drowned in Sound|date=19 January 2012|accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev4Score = {{Rating|6|10}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Falcone|first=Jon|title=Rodrigo y Gabriella Area 52|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16759/reviews/4144351?ticker|publisher=Drowned in Sound|date=19 January 2012|accessdate=22 July 2012|archive-date=21 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121005220/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16759/reviews/4144351?ticker|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Area 52''''' is a 2012 album by acoustic duo [[Rodrigo y Gabriela]] and the [[Cuba]]n orchestra known as C.U.B.A. It is Rodrigo y Gabriela's fifth album overall, and their first collaboration with another group. All the songs on this album are re-recordings of songs previously released in their first two studio albums.<ref name="press" />
'''''Area 52''''' is a 2012 album by acoustic duo [[Rodrigo y Gabriela]] and the Cuban orchestra known as C.U.B.A. It is Rodrigo y Gabriela's fifth album overall, and their first collaboration with another group. Their aim was to 'do our music with a Cuban orchestra that plays in a very traditional way, a fusion'.<ref name="Wondering">[http://www.wonderingsound.com/interview/qa-rodrigo-y-gabriela/ "Wondering Sound Interview"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050944/http://www.wonderingsound.com/interview/qa-rodrigo-y-gabriela/ |date=2014-08-08 }}, Tad Hendrickson, 'Q&A: Rodrigo y Gabriela', ''[[Wondering Sound]]'', January 24, 2012.</ref> All the songs on this album are re-recordings of songs previously released in their previous two studio albums.<ref name="press" /> The duo spent 20 days recording in Cuba where 'the pianist also made the arrangements for the orchestra. We’d play along with the musicians so they could hear our energy'. Afterwards, the band overdubbed solo parts at their own studio.<ref name="Wondering" />


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| title4 = 11:11
| title4 = 11:11
| length4 = 7:30
| length4 = 7:30
| note4 = with Carles Benevant & Carlota Teresa Polledo Noriega
| note4 = with [[Carles Benavent]] & Carlota Teresa Polledo Noriega
| title5 = Master Maqui
| title5 = Master Maqui
| length5 = 5:13
| length5 = 5:13
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| title8 = Juan Loco
| title8 = Juan Loco
| length8 = 4:09
| length8 = 4:09
| note8 = with Carlos Benavent
| note8 = with [[Carles Benavent]]
| title9 = Tamacun
| title9 = Tamacun
| length9 = 6:55
| length9 = 6:55
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;Rodrigo y Gabriela
;Rodrigo y Gabriela
*Rodrigo Sánchez - [[acoustic guitar]]
*Rodrigo Sánchez acoustic guitar
*Gabriela Quintero - [[acoustic guitar]]
*Gabriela Quintero acoustic guitar


;C.U.B.A.
;C.U.B.A.
*Lazaro A. Oviedo Dilou - [[trumpet]]
*Lazaro A. Oviedo Dilou trumpet
*Edouardo J. Sandoval Ferrer - [[trombone]]
*Edouardo J. Sandoval Ferrer trombone
*Cesar Alejandro Lopez Martinez - [[saxophone]]
*Cesar Alejandro Lopez Martinez saxophone
*Ariel Sarduy Mena - [[violin]]
*Ariel Sarduy Mena violin
*Anolan Gonzalez Morejon - [[viola]]
*Anolan Gonzalez Morejon viola
*Feliciano Arango Noa - [[Bass (guitar)|bass]]
*Feliciano Arango Noa bass
*Irving Roberto Frontelo Rico - [[violin]]
*Irving Roberto Frontelo Rico violin
*Alex Wilson [[piano]], [[musical director]]
*Alex Wilson piano, musical director
*Otto Santana Selis - [[cajón]], [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion]]
*Otto Santana Selis [[cajón]], drums, percussion
*Jorge Leliebre Sorzano- [[flute]]
*Jorge Leliebre Sorzano- flute
*Juan Kemell Barrera Toledo - [[trumpet]]
*Juan Kemell Barrera Toledo trumpet
*Rene Suarez Zapata - [[percussion]]
*Rene Suarez Zapata percussion


;Featured Artists
;Featured Artists
*Samuel Folmell Alfonso - [[drum kit|drums]]
*Samuel Folmell Alfonso drums
*[[John Tempesta]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[John Tempesta]] drums
*[[Anoushka Shankar]] - [[sitar]]
*[[Anoushka Shankar]] [[sitar]]
*Carles Benevant - [[Bass (guitar)|bass]]
*[[Carles Benavent]] bass
*Carlota Teresa Polledo Noriega - [[singing|vocals]]
*[[Carlota Teresa Polledo Noriega]] vocals
*[[Le Trio Joubran]] - [[oud]]
*[[Le Trio Joubran]] [[oud]]


;Production
;Production
*Rodrigo Sánchez - [[record producer|production]]
*Rodrigo Sánchez production
*[[Peter Asher]] - [[record producer|production]]
*[[Peter Asher]] production
*Rafa Sardina - [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*Rafa Sardina [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*[[Robyn Robins]] - [[audio mastering|masterring]]
*[[Robyn Robins]] [[audio mastering|masterring]]
*Jorge Gabriel "Benny" Benitez Herrera - [[audio engineering|engineering]]
*Jorge Gabriel "Benny" Benitez Herrera [[audio engineering|engineering]]
*Nathaniel Kunkel - [[audio engineering|engineering]]
*Nathaniel Kunkel [[audio engineering|engineering]]
*Nicolas Rosemond - [[audio engineering|engineering]]
*Nicolas Rosemond [[audio engineering|engineering]]
*Neil Williams - [[audio engineering|engineering]]
*Neil Williams [[audio engineering|engineering]]
*[[Alex Wilson (musician)|Alex Wilson]] - [[arrangements]]
*[[Alex Wilson (musician)|Alex Wilson]] [[arrangements]]
*Samantha Lopez - [[photography]]
*Samantha Lopez photography
*Niall Muckian - [[photography]]
*Niall Muckian photography
*[[Christina Angelina]] - [[cover art]]
*[[Christina Angelina]] [[cover art]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:03, 28 June 2024

Area 52
Studio album by
Released23 January 2012 (Ireland) 24 January 2012 (United States)[1]
GenreAcoustic, folk
Length53:57
LabelRubyworks (Ireland) ATO (USA)[1]
ProducerRodrigo Sánchez and Peter Asher
Rodrigo y Gabriela/C.U.B.A. chronology
Live in France
(2009)
Area 52
(2012)
9 Dead Alive
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(73/100)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Consequence of Sound[4]
Sputnikmusic[5]
Drowned in Sound[6]

Area 52 is a 2012 album by acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela and the Cuban orchestra known as C.U.B.A. It is Rodrigo y Gabriela's fifth album overall, and their first collaboration with another group. Their aim was to 'do our music with a Cuban orchestra that plays in a very traditional way, a fusion'.[7] All the songs on this album are re-recordings of songs previously released in their previous two studio albums.[1] The duo spent 20 days recording in Cuba where 'the pianist also made the arrangements for the orchestra. We’d play along with the musicians so they could hear our energy'. Afterwards, the band overdubbed solo parts at their own studio.[7]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Rodrigo y Gabriela

No.TitleLength
1."Santo Domingo" (with Samuel Folmell Alfonso)6:31
2."Hanuman" (with John Tempesta)5:33
3."Ixtapa" (with Anoushka Shankar)8:11
4."11:11" (with Carles Benavent & Carlota Teresa Polledo Noriega)7:30
5."Master Maqui" (with Le Trio Joubran)5:13
6."Diablo Rojo"5:09
7."Logos"4:46
8."Juan Loco" (with Carles Benavent)4:09
9."Tamacun" (with John Tempesta)6:55

Personnel

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Rodrigo y Gabriela
  • Rodrigo Sánchez – acoustic guitar
  • Gabriela Quintero – acoustic guitar
C.U.B.A.
  • Lazaro A. Oviedo Dilou – trumpet
  • Edouardo J. Sandoval Ferrer – trombone
  • Cesar Alejandro Lopez Martinez – saxophone
  • Ariel Sarduy Mena – violin
  • Anolan Gonzalez Morejon – viola
  • Feliciano Arango Noa – bass
  • Irving Roberto Frontelo Rico – violin
  • Alex Wilson piano, musical director
  • Otto Santana Selis – cajón, drums, percussion
  • Jorge Leliebre Sorzano- flute
  • Juan Kemell Barrera Toledo – trumpet
  • Rene Suarez Zapata – percussion
Featured Artists
Production

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rodrigo y Gabriela". Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Area 52 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. ^ Jurek, Thom (24 January 2012). "Area 52 – Rodrigo y Gabriela". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. ^ Cohen, Jake (25 January 2012). "Album Review: Rodrigo y Gabriela – Area 52". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  5. ^ Deviant (24 January 2012). "Rodrigo y Gabriela – Area 52 (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  6. ^ Falcone, Jon (19 January 2012). "Rodrigo y Gabriella – Area 52". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Wondering Sound Interview" Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, Tad Hendrickson, 'Q&A: Rodrigo y Gabriela', Wondering Sound, January 24, 2012.