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Song Demos & Instrumentation

América Tropical features songs with a variety of musical styles, including:

mariachi, salsa, blues, tango, jazz, romantic ballad, waltz, and pop.

INSTRUMENTATION

MODEST BUDGET: piano, upright bass, percusion.

LARGER BUDGET: piano, upright Bass, Spanish flamenco-style guitar, percussion, accordion, trumpet, violin, vihuela, and guitarrón.

1. OLVERA

2. SOUTH OF MY BORDER

3. BEND BUT DON’T BREAK

4. EAT, DRINK, AND BE MERRY

5. A LITTLE FRIENDLY ADVICE

6. OUT WITH THE OLD

7. MARRIED GUYS

8. YOU’VE CHANGED

9. REPATRIATION

10. FOREVER AND A DAY

11. NOT-AMERICAN-ENOUGH-FOR-YOU BLUES

12. A LITTLE FRIENDLY ADVICE REPRISE

13. OUT WITH THE OLD REPRISE

14. TIGER IN A CAGE

15. DEVIL WIND

16. IT’S JUST BUSINESS

17. FOREVER AND A DAY REPRISE

18. EPILOGUE UNDERSCORE

19. AMÉRICA TROPICAL

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