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La Banda M​á​s Ching​ó​n en Wyoming B​/​W Nitro '66 Cannonball Blues

by No-No Boy

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The cultural and geographic lineage of No-No Boy’s newest single “La Banda Más Chingón en Wyoming” is layered and deeply American: a mariachi rendition of a folk-country song about a 1940s Asian American swing band composed in Wyoming by the son of a Vietnamese refugee from Nashville performed in Southern California. The song is a bilingual reimagination of “The Best Goddamn Band In Wyoming” from the 2021 No-No Boy album 1975. Julian Saporiti and Emilia Halvorsen Saporiti are joined by Mariachi Los Broncos, whose bandleader Jessie Vallejo drew thematic connections between the Japanese internment camps that Saporiti so vividly sings about and the detention centers set up at the US Southern border overfilled with Latin American migrants. The mariachi’s bold exuberance underscores the song’s triumphant perseverance in the face of bigotry and life-shattering oppression by the state.

The single’s B-side “Nitro ‘66 Cannonball Blues” is a brand new No-No Boy song featuring The New Celestial String Band. As understated as the A-side is boisterous, it takes inspiration from the traditional “Cannonball Blues,” approaching the tune from the perspective of a Chinese American immigrant railroad worker who, after building the transcontinental train lines that laid the groundwork for massive cultural and economic expansion, was deported back to China in 1885. The song is heartbreaking and full of life, highlighting Saporiti’s masterful storytelling and creative production techniques.

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released May 23, 2023

No-No Boy & Special Guests
Julian Saporiti - vocals, guitar, banjo production
Emilia Halvorsen - harmony vocals, artwork
Jacob Miller - harmony vocals on “Nitro ’66 Cannonball Blues”
Seth Boggess — mixing engineer

Mariachi Los Broncos & Special Guests
Jessie Vallejo - director, violin
Evelyn Cruz - violin
Josue Ramirez - violin
Heavyn Rivera - flute
Crystal Lee - flute
Christian Solis - clarinet
Bryan Cruz - clarinet
Joseph Avila - trumpet
Mikayla Mendez - trumpet
Joezeh Ramirez - guitarrón
Sally Hawkridge - guitarrón
Alondra Reyes - vihuela
Melissa Diaz - vihuela
Anthony Reynolds - guitar
Johnny Munoz - guitar
David Gonzalez - guitar
Lirio Hernandez - guitar
Adrian Vega - tambourine

Tim Beken - audio engineer
Seth Boggess - audio engineer
Gabriel Zuñiga - videographer
Alexandra Anaya - translation

David Gonzalez - guitar
Sally Hawkridge - guitarrón
Andrea Herrera - guitar
Jessie Vallejo - violin
Adrian Vega - trumpet

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No-No Boy Portland, Oregon

Nashville-born, Oregon musician & scholar. New album "Empire Electric out on Smithsonian Folkways fall 2023.

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