I grew up in Toronto and didn't leave Canada until I was eighteen. I always had the desire to travel and experience other cultures, and felt antsy staying in Toronto, as wonderful a city as it is. When I was twenty-one I started playing mariachi music, and (unrelated) my mother moved to Mexico, starting my deep soul connection with Mexican culture and music. I've spent a lot of time travelling around Mexico and playing and studying their music, and I developed a style of mariachi/jazz fusion that's all my own. This song, “Mis Dos Países” ("My Two Countries"), is a reflection of my journey.
—Marie
lyrics
Ya me cansé de vivir sin cambiar
Los días tan largos y la noche igual
Mi hogar es bonito, no se puede negar
Pero me hace falta algo más.
Hay un terreno de pasión y sol
Con alma palpable y esencia bella
El momento que tocó mi pie al suelo
Sabía que mi vida ya cambió
México lindo, sister to my home
Your spell upon me, fated as Persephone
Never to stay in one place evermore
La aventura ya es parte de mí
Con espíritu lleno, me comprometí
A pasar mi vida entre dos países
Amando todo del norte al sur
credits
from Volume Three,
released November 23, 2018
Music and lyrics by Marie Goudy
Lead Vocals – Jocelyn Barth
Backing Vocals – Belinda Corpuz, Joanna Majoko, Laura Swankey
Trumpet – Marie Goudy, Andrew McAnsh
Tenor Saxophone – Emily Steinwall
Baritone Saxophone – Murray Heaton
Trombone – Nebyu Yohannes
Guitar – Liam Stanley
Bass – Connor Walsh
Drums – Jon Foster
Collective Order is a collaborative recording project featuring 21 jazz musicians based in Toronto. Since forming in 2015,
the band has released one album of jazz standards and two albums consisting of all-original compositions. Now releasing their third album, the band has undoubtedly developed a distinct aesthetic centred around a shared creative process....more