Adrian Quesada’s Boleros Psicodélicos in KUTX Studio 1A

KUTX Presents Adrian Quesada in Studio 1A As the title suggests, Boleros Psicodélicos turns the bolero, a traditional genre of love songs originating in Cuba, into a groovy, psychedelic-tinged collection of songs featuring some of Latin music’s most powerful voices, including Gabby Moreno, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, and iLe among others. While Cuban folk songs might not sound like the genesis of a psych-rock record, the bolero’s unique history and widespread popularity made it the perfect vehicle for Adrian Quesada’s latest project. From its origins in Cuban barrooms, the bolero style quickly spread to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the rest of Latin America, even finding fans as far away as Vietnam by the late 1930s. The universal themes of love and loss popularized by boleros were quickly incorporated into other genres, creating a longstanding tradition of musical fusion that continues today. Over the course of the album’s 12 songs, Quesada navigates these crossroads, weaving