# Science-Fiction Cumbia Volume 1: Arizona — Eric St-Laurent

- **Artist:** [Eric St-Laurent](https://musiclist.ca/artist/eric-st-laurent)
- **Format:** ALBUM
- **Release Date:** 2026-04-24
- **Record Label:** Independent
- **Total Tracks:** 7
- **MusicList Registry URL:** https://musiclist.ca/releases/science-fiction-cumbia-volume-1-arizona
- **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/album/4REBd5fe7DSluTQldUDqbk
- **Apple Music:** https://music.apple.com/ca/album/science-fiction-cumbia-volume-1-arizona/1866944845

## The Story of the Release

Science-Fiction Cumbia Volume 1: Arizona is an adventurous, genre-bending concept album by Montreal-born, Toronto-based guitarist and composer Eric St-Laurent. Fusing traditional Colombian cumbia, chicha, and Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz improvisation and electronic textures, the seven-track record creates a playful alternate-history narrative of space-traveling sound engineers jamming with 19th-century dance ensembles. Recorded in Toronto with a powerhouse quintet, the album features electric bassist Calvin Beale, vocalist and keyboardist Irene Torres, percussionists Chendy León and Luisito Orbegoso, and sound engineer Tyler Emond.

## Canadian Press & Critical Reception

> "Inside Kensington Market Jazz Festival, Eric St-Laurent bridges jazz improvisation with buoyant Latin grooves and infectious narrative humour."
> — **Demo Magazine** by Staff Review (2025-09-18) [Read Article](https://demomagazine.ca)

## Complete Track-by-Track Liner Notes & Credits

### 01. Jean Gendron (3:45)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Eric St-Laurent**: Guitar, Composer [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/eric-st-laurent)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Calvin Beale**: Electric Bass [SOURCED]
  - **Irene Torres**: Vocals, Keyboards [SOURCED]
  - **Chendy León**: Vocals, Percussion [SOURCED]
  - **Luisito Orbegoso**: Vocals, Percussion, Trombone [SOURCED]

### 02. Moonlight in Vermont (3:03)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Karl Suessdorf**: Composer [SOURCED]
  - **John Blackburn**: Lyricist [SOURCED]
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Eric St-Laurent**: Guitar, Arrangement [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/eric-st-laurent)
  - **Calvin Beale**: Electric Bass [SOURCED]
  - **Chendy León**: Percussion [SOURCED]
  - **Luisito Orbegoso**: Percussion [SOURCED]

### 03. Arizona (3:45)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Eric St-Laurent**: Guitar, Composer [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/eric-st-laurent)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Calvin Beale**: Electric Bass [SOURCED]
  - **Irene Torres**: Vocals, Keyboards [SOURCED]
  - **Chendy León**: Vocals, Percussion [SOURCED]
  - **Luisito Orbegoso**: Vocals, Percussion, Trombone [SOURCED]

### 04. Having an Average Weekend (2:30)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet**: Original Composition [SOURCED]
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Eric St-Laurent**: Guitar, Arrangement [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/eric-st-laurent)
  - **Calvin Beale**: Electric Bass [SOURCED]
  - **Chendy León**: Percussion [SOURCED]
  - **Luisito Orbegoso**: Percussion [SOURCED]

### 05. Steppin' out (3:46)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Eric St-Laurent**: Guitar, Composer [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/eric-st-laurent)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Calvin Beale**: Electric Bass [SOURCED]
  - **Irene Torres**: Vocals, Keyboards [SOURCED]
  - **Chendy León**: Vocals, Percussion [SOURCED]
  - **Luisito Orbegoso**: Vocals, Percussion, Trombone [SOURCED]

### 06. Idilio (3:36)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Tite Curet Alonso**: Composer [SOURCED]
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Eric St-Laurent**: Guitar, Arrangement [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/eric-st-laurent)
  - **Calvin Beale**: Electric Bass [SOURCED]
  - **Irene Torres**: Vocals, Keyboards [SOURCED]
  - **Chendy León**: Vocals, Percussion [SOURCED]
  - **Luisito Orbegoso**: Vocals, Percussion, Trombone [SOURCED]

### 07. AR-credits (1:00)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Eric St-Laurent**: Spoken Word, Guitar, Sound Design [VERIFIED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/eric-st-laurent)

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