Erick Oscar’s Two Flags, One Heart is a highly personal album influenced by themes of migration, identity, memory, and a sense of belonging. The title illustrates the main story of the project: a life which started in Panama and then continued in the United States, where Erick Oscar came at the age of 21 on a scholarship to a small Christian university in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Since then he has resided in the United States for 34 years and acquired American citizenship many decades ago; this experience gives the album a significant insight into the connection between his Panamanian origins and his American home.

The personal background of the album Two Flags, One Heart is closely linked to Oscar’s long-standing association with songwriting; his father was a singer who exposed him to love songs and ballads when he was a child, and Oscar has for over 35 years played acoustic guitar in his church worship band. During that period he has written more than 1,200 songs, so the album can be seen as another stage in his long creative journey. His method involves writing songs that convey something meaningful, and his own experiences serve as a major source of inspiration.

Oscar has a very wide musical background, which is due to his Panamanian origins and the number of years he has lived in the United States as well as having travelled all over Latin America for work. He composes and performs in both English and Spanish, and incorporates elements of country, pop, ballads, salsa, merengue, bachata, flamenco, vallenato, reggaeton, mariachi, and other genres. Since he is not confined to a single musical genre, the album Two Flags, One Heart fits into this broader creative identity in which different cultural experiences and musical influences can coexist.

Oscar’s recent work with music-production software is also evident in the album, as he has used it to create the instrumentation, arrangements, tempos, styles, and vocal performances based on his songwriting. He considers himself an amateur producer who enjoys bringing music to life and trying out various methods. The album therefore stands as more than just a collection of songs; it embodies decades of writing, tells a cross-cultural life story, and shows a lasting belief in the power of music to touch people’s hearts and inspire them.

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