“I like it a lot,” added Castellanos. “Now I can listen to it and enjoy it. Sometimes when you finish a project you are always looking for details and mistakes. Now I can relax and enjoy it.”
Both said one of the album’s highlights and most compelling stories is the jangly salsa-cumbia “Karolina,” which tells the story of a Mexican transgender woman who was persecuted in Mexico and decided to take refuge in the U.S.
“When she came to the U.S., she also suffered persecution because of her identity,” Castellanos said.
“She was being held in a detention center for men, which is actually a big problem for trans individuals who are being detained, and she was stuck in there for a long time,” added Colby, recounting the interviews Vox Urbana did with the woman.
Mariposas Sin Fronteras, the Tucson-based organization that assists LGBTQ people being held in immigration detention, championed Karolina’s case. Their support helped her get out of detention and start the process of seeking asylum.
Today, Colby said, she is a spokesperson for undocumented trans immigrants and speaks at political conferences around the country.
Vox Urbana has released “Relatos en Caravana” (Caravan stories), an album that was born out of a 2015 border project to tell the stories of immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. “Karolina” is the story of a trans woman who was persecuted in Mexico and when she arrived in Tucson, placed in a men’s detention center.
Other members of Vox Urbana are trombone player Saul Millan, saxophonist and percussionist Jeff Grubic, vocalist and conga player Davíd Perez and drummer Casey Hadland.
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