Chávez Ravine (album)
| Chávez Ravine | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 7, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | Village Recorders, Sound City Studios | |||
| Genre | Chicano rock Tex-Mex Latin/Contemporary Folk Latin jazz | |||
| Length | 70:08 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Ry Cooder | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 86/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A– |
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| Mojo | |
| Paste | |
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| Tiny Mix Tapes | |
| Uncut | 8/10 |
Chávez Ravine: A Record by Ry Cooder is the twelfth studio album by Ry Cooder. It is the first concept album and historical album by Ry Cooder which tells the story of Chávez Ravine, a Mexican-American community demolished in the 1950s in order to build public housing. The housing was never built. Ultimately the Brooklyn Dodgers built a stadium on the site as part of their move to Los Angeles.
Chávez Ravine was nominated for "Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album" in 2006.