Third Root - Libertad (LP)

The album, Libertad, reflects today’s current mobilization among Black and Brown communities in the face of debilitating cycles of police brutality, flawed educational systems, privately owned prisons and detainment centers, corporately owned politicians, and racist judicial systems. In this climate, Third Root, a group born out of Black and Brown cultural dialogue, offers Libertad as a talking piece surrounding such issues as anti-Black, anti-Mexican, anti-immigrant, anti-poor and anti-working class sentiment. Through Easy Lee and MexStep’s back and forth Black Chicano intellectual flow, DJCG’s dynamic turntablism, and Adrian Quesada’s AfroLatino psychedelic funk-infused beats, the album delivers a mix of social justice and jam session with each song designed to raise questions, incite discussion, and promote healing, growth, and liberation.

Album Conceived and Arranged by DJ Chicken George
Lyrics by Easy Lee & MexStep
Produced & Mixed entirely by Adrian Quesada ("Reflection of the Times" co-produced by Matt Strimska)
Additional drums by Mike Longoria ("Reflection of the Times"), drums by Shawn Lee ("The Messengers"), drums by Sam Patlove ("Yanga's Theme") bongos by Rudy Canales ("Yanga's Theme")
Recorded at Level One Sound (Austin, TX)
Additional recording by Ali Friedrich (San Antonio, TX) and Josh Hack at VirtuoSound Studios (Canton, GA)