New Album Coming Soon
Reserve your copy of “Yo Soy de Ti”
We've been hard at work creating a beautiful album at The Kitchen Sink Recording Studio in Santa Fe, NM! “Yo Soy de Ti” contains 11 tracks packed with original lyrics and storytelling and a host of spectacular local musicians, with top-notch production and sound engineering by Santa Fe's own Jono Manson.
We are currently in the final stages of studio work— your pre-order will help us get the recordings mastered, get the album artwork made, and prep the project for distribution and release. Pre-order your copy today and I will ship your CD and/or email your download upon release (expected to be May 2025).
If you would simply like to donate toward the completion of the album, there are various ways to do so. Click on the button of your choice to get involved:
Thank you for your support!
Album: Yo Soy de Ti
Studio: The Kitchen Sink Studios, Santa Fe, NM
Producers: Jono Manson, Lara Manzanares
Musicians: (* denotes that musician is on all or most tracks):
*Lara Manzanares: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard, Shaker *Mo Roberts: Drums, Percussion *Justin Bransford: Electric Bass, Upright Bass *Jono Manson: Electric Guitar, Tenor Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Background Vocals Felix Peralta: Electric Guitar Tanya Nuñez: Upright Bass, Background Vocals Jordan Wax: Violin, Background Vocals Brant Leeper: Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Hammond Organ Jon Graboff: Pedal Steel Karina Wilson: Violin Natanya Manson: Background Vocals Antonio Manzanares: Cameo Background Vocal
Lara Manzanares is an award-winning bilingual singer-songwriter of Northern New Mexican heritage. In addition to singing the Mexican boleros, rancheras, and corridos of her sheep-ranching childhood, Lara also composes her own style of music in both English and Spanish. Through a combination of storytelling and songs both playful and sincere, Lara draws on her rural New Mexican roots and her urban experiences across the U.S. and abroad as she sings about love, loss, a sense of place, and her own connection to the land.
“Singer-songwriter Lara Manzanares won best album honors at this year’s New Mexico Music Awards for her album Land Baby. Here she carries out her mission with focus and drive, employing a voice both powerful and emotive, backed by instrumental conceits that reflect her deep, desert-borne connection to la tierra in Nuevo Mexico. From simple constructions like “Census Song” to more fleshed out produce such as “Rapunzel,” Manzanares’ voice shimmers, shines and soothes. Her backing band is top-notch too; the recording is as shockingly clear as a summer, star-strewn night out in the wilderness. (...) ... her range is magnificent and her overall tone as pure as the land itself.”
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As a member of Lara’s Patreon community, you’ll get sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, early access to new recordings, a free copy of any CDs or downloads she creates, Patron-only Livestream concerts, in-progress songwriting updates, insight into Lara’s weaving and visual art, and more. Join Lara as she begins work on her latest album and be a part of its creative process!
Live on the Kennedy Center’s Digital Stage
Check out our concert for the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts! The button below will take you to our video on the Kennedy Center’s YouTube Channel: