The debut album from vocalist, composer and producer KC Porter features material as diverse as one might expect from the producer whose career spans over 3 decades of music for artists all over the world. "This album reflects what is in my heart and deep in my soul, it's only a taste of what I have done and what I would like to continue doing. It is Latin infused of course, my passion for Flamenco music just get's started on Ruiseñor, then simmers on Infinite, a song that needed to be born to honor the simplicity of the words of Abdu'l-Bahá, "Love is unlimited, boundless, infinite". There are prayers and there are new songs written with JB Eckl, my dear collaborator on many songs for Santana, of which I include "Canto", an actual demo for Santana that was to feature Carlos Vives, that will now live with my vocals. Is is a song dedicated to the indigenous peoples of the world, the forgotten voices, a song of the struggle, of the earth, that the world may hear, 'Canto pa' que'l mundo pueda escuchar.' It's where I've been for a while and i'm proud to share with you this spiritual musical journey." Lyrics and Credits Ruiseñor Una sombra temporal Un vaso de cristal vacío Estrella fugaz Un recuerdo más de amor Solo permeará Esa voz antigua O Ruiseñor Como anhelo oir tu melodía La noche es una eternidad O Ruiseñor Estoy perdido y tan lejos de mi hogar De nuevo vuelveme a llamar Que podría ser de mi Un grano de sal De un inmenso mar yo fuí si pudiera volver y disolverme en ti Infinite “Love is unlimited, boundless Love is unlimited, infinite! The perfect love needs an unselfish instrument absolutely freed from fetters of every kind We must find a way of spreading love among the sons of humanity Let all be united in this world in the radiance of the limitless love.” The perfect love can "be achieved by the power of the Divine Spirit." (Quotes from Paris Talks pg. 35) Take Me Home In my darksome night when I've lost my light and my worldly mind is tired and weary I know I need someone to lead me to the sun to take my hand when I can't find my courage Oh Lord, Oh Lord Oh Lord won't you take me home Hace tiempo ya dejé de respirar y tu aliento no logró alcanzarme y pude despertar de esta oscuridad al sonido de tu voz al llamarme Oh Señor, Señor Regresame a mi hogar Love Me "O SON OF BEING! Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not, My love can in no wise reach thee. Know this, O servant." -Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, No. 5 Arabic Remover Is there any Remover of difficulties save God?  Say: Praised be God!  He is God!  All are His servants, and all abide by His bidding! (Prayer from The Báb) Befriend Me O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend me in my loneliness and accompany me in my exile. Remove my sorrow. Cause me to be devoted to Thy beauty. Withdraw me from all else save Thee. Attract me through Thy fragrances of holiness. Cause me to be associated in Thy Kingdom with those who are severed from all else save Thee, who long to serve Thy sacred threshold and who stand to work in Thy Cause. Enable me to be one of Thy maidservants who have attained to Thy good pleasure. Verily, Thou art the Gracious, the Generous. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Night Hath Succeeded Day Night hath succeeded day, and day hath succeeded night, and the hours and moments of your lives have come and gone, and yet none of you hath, for one instant, consented to detach himself from that which perisheth. Bestir yourselves, that the brief moments that are still yours may not be dissipated and lost. (From Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh pg 346) Yaran In Spring 2008 in a world not yet awake seven loving parents arrested for their faith Taken from their loved ones and stripped of all they own into a small dark cell their fate would not be known Teaching was their service the leaders would forbid and now they're serving countless years for things they never did Their only crime was selflessness and daring to believe that until there was unity the world would not know peace Yaran, Yaran You are remembered and not forgotten The world has come to know you as friends, as the Yaran your strength and inspiration they help us carry on Bereft of every comfort through day and sleepless night still in your darkest hour your spirit's shining bright We will not sleep 'till you're released we will not eat 'till you are free how can we breath while you're in captivity a hundred million of our tears are swelling up the sea Primavera Lluvia de sol Como una bendición La vida renace a plena luz La primavera ya llegó Todo es así Regreso a la raíz Tiempo de inquieta juventud En primavera ya La tierra negra se vuelve verde Y las montañas y el desierto Un bello jardín Como la semilla Lleva nueva vida Hay en esta primavera una nueva era En el aire de este nuevo universo Hoy se respira libertad Firmeza ¡Oh Señor, mi Dios! Ayuda a tus amados a ser firmes en tu Fe, a caminar por tus senderos y a ser constantes en tu Causa. Concédeles tu gracia para que puedan resistir los asaltos del egoísmo y la pasión y seguir la luz de guía divina. Tú eres el Poderoso, el Bondadoso, el que subsiste por Sí mismo, el Donador, el Compasivo, el Todopoderoso, el Todo Generoso. (Oración de 'Abdu'l-Bahá) Canto Amanece lento, sobre la selva La neblina sola se levantará Y con el sol naciente Vuelve a renacer Toda la esperanza y posibilidad. Ilumina, desde arriba Dame el coraje y la fé, y la verdad cantaré Canto de la tierra Canto de la lucha Canto del alma y de la libertad Canto a mi gente, que puedan despertar Voces olvidadas, sangre y sudor Almas invisibles, llenas de dolor Y si la llama muere, ¿quién nos salvará? Pues la sabiduría nunca volverá. Canto del amor y solidaridad Canto pa' que el mundo pueda escuchar. Ahmad O Ahmad! Bear thou witness that verily He is God and there is no God but Him, the King, the Protector, the Incomparable, the Omnipotent. And that the One Whom He hath sent forth by the name of ‘Alí was the true One from God, to Whose commands we are all conforming... (Excerpt from the Tablet of Ahmad) Ruiseñor (Porter/Eckl) Electric Guitars, Programming and Bass - JB Eckl Drums - Victor Indrizzo Cavaquinho, Spanish Guitars and Solo - Ramon Stagnaro Rhodes, Cajón and Palmas - KC Porter Infinite (Words from Paris Talks by Abdu'l-Bahá, Music by KC Porter) Programming and Keys - KC Porter Take Me Home (Porter/Eckl) Electric guitars - JB Eckl Acoustic Guitars, Percussion, Bass, Venezuelan Tres Solo - Yasmil Marrufo Vocal Harmony - Bella Blue BG Vocals - Bella Blue, Trevor Jackson, KC Porter, JB Eckl Love Me (Music by KC Porter/Words from the Baha'i Writings) Electric guitars - Tim Pierce Keys - KC Porter Drums - Victor Indrizzo Bass - Kristian Attard Remover (Music by KC Porter/Words from the Baha'i Writings) Ukulele, etc. - KC Drums - Victor Indrizzo Befriend Me (Music by KC Porter/Words from the Baha'i Writings) Programming and Keys - KC Porter Bata and all drums - Istvan Dely Night Hath Succeeded Day (Music by KC Porter/Words from the Baha'i Writings) Piano and Keys - KC Ney, Persian violin - Ali Racy Yaran (Porter) Keys, Guitars and Programming - KC Porter Santur - Manoochehr Sadeghi Sintir - Momo Loudiyi Drums and Percussion - Gary Ponder Bass - Kristian Attard Background vocals – Bella Blue, Trevor Jackson, Tierney Sutton, Sandy Simmons, Kristy Corwin, Capri Corwin, KC Porter, JB Eckl, Kristin Barnes, My-key Bellamy Contains a sample of a prayer by Abdu'l-Bahá, chanted by Fariba Kamalabadi, one of the seven Yaran. Engineering and additional production by Sons of Androids (Nic Mariñelarena) Primavera (Porter/Eckl/Garcia Alonzo) Lead Guitar - Carlos Santana Electric Guitars - JB Eckl Electric PIano - KC Porter B3 - Chester Thompson Drums - Jimmy Keagan Bass - Mike Porcaro Percussion - Karl Perazzo BGs - JB, KC Additional vocals - Fher Olvera Mixed by Jeff Poe (With permission from Arista Records) Firmeza (Music by KC Porter/Words from the Baha'i Writings) Trumpet solo - Bob Porter Electric guitars - Tim Pierce Keys, etc. - KC Canto (Porter/Eckl) Electric and acoustic guitars & programming - JB Eckl Percussion - Istvan Dely Gaitas and percussion - Shango Dely, David Dely Horns - Asdrubal Sierra Jarana - Raul Pacheco BGs - JB Eckl, KC Porter, Azdrubal Sierra, Raul Pacheco Ahmad (Music by KC Porter/Words from the Baha'i Writings) Batás and all drums - Istvan Dely Elec Guitars - KC and Aurin Lahiri Angel's voice - Aimée Porter All songs published by Olinga Music, adm. by Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI), except Take Me Home and Canto published by Olinga Music, adm. by Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI) and JB Eckl Music(ASCAP) Bahá’í texts used with permission of the copyright holder, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. If you would to hear more music from Insignia Records, go to www.insigniarecords.com for a complete listing of all our titles. Produced, recorded and mixed by KC Porter* (Primavera, Take Me Home and Ruiseñor, produced by JB Eckl and KC Porter, Primavera mixed by Jeff Poe, and Canto mixed by Luis Quiñe) Additional recording by Luis Quiñe, Aurin Lahiri, JB Eckl, Sebastian Jacome, and Matty Spindel, Istvan Dely Recorded and Mixed at WorldBeat Recording, Calabasas, CA Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Hollywood, CA Photography by Aimée Porter CD cover design and artwork by D Morris Special thanks to: Aimée Porter for inspiring every breath of music in me and helping this album come to life, words are not enough, to JB Eckl for your graceful and gifted guitar tones, melodies and heightened production sensibilities, D Morris for your artistic brilliance, Istvan Dely, the musical and spiritual guru and dearest Leonor, Iraj Kamalabadi, Jeff Albert, David and Teresa Langness, Tim McLane, David Precht, Yasmil Marrufo, the most amazing musician ever, Nic Mariñelarena, José Quintana for believing in my talent, Juan Carlos Calderón, Emma, Carlos, Wenny, to my dearest mother Marcie, and Bob, a father and a wonderful first music teacher! And to everyone who helped bring this baby to life. This album is dedicated to the loving memory of Dr. Muhajir and to our dear friend David Dely, whose spirits continue to inspire music in us all!