From TV Theme Song to All-Spanish Album, Guatemala's Gaby Moreno

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The theme song for the TV show Parks and Recreation was co-written by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno. But Gaby Moreno does more than TV themes. She's got a new CD out called "Postales". Now, I've known about her music for a couple of years, but it never really touched me until I got her new record about three weeks ago. It's as if she's come home with this new album. She's found her voice. On "Postelas" Gaby Moreno sings all the songs in Spanish; the songs on her previous album were in English and Spanish. And I have to say, she's equally good in English as she is in Spanish. "Ave que Emigra" means "bird that migrates." It's a song all about coming to the United States, but it's not the typical immigrant song. It's just a very subtle song about coming to a new country. She's beautifully arranged it in a kind-of American folk tune.
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