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Released
  
August 19, 1997

Vira Loucos (1997)
  
Supergenerous (2000)

Release date
  
19 August 1997

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
45:08

Artist
  
Cyro Baptista

Label
  
Avant

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Recorded
  
September - November 1996, Eastside Sound, New York City

Producer
  
John Zorn & Kazunori Sugiyama

Similar
  
Cyro Baptista albums, Jazz albums

Cyro baptista s vira loucos cantiga


Vira Loucos (subtitled Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa-Lobos) is an album by percussionist Cyro Baptista performing the compositions by or inspired by Heitor Villa-Lobos which was released on the Japanese Avant label in 1997.

Contents

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, Brian Olewnick notes that "Baptista has a assembled a group both light on its feet and capable of negotiating the trickiest of rhythmic passages and deliriously romantic melodies with wit, enthusiasm, and grace. Highly recommende".

Track listing

All compositions by Heitor Villa-Lobos except as indicated

  1. "Dansa" - 3:33
  2. "Passion in the Basement" (Cyro Baptista, Naná Vasconcelos) - 3:31
  3. "Cantiga" - 5:47
  4. "Ama/Teresinha de Jesus" (Baptista) - 4:52
  5. "Complaint/Sabia" (Baptista/Hervé Cordovil) - 3:15
  6. "Choro/Trrenzinho Caipira" - 6:40
  7. "Choros Number 8" - 3:51
  8. "Dansa Do Indio Branco" - 3:31
  9. "Ciranda" (Baptista) - 5:09
  10. "Sapo Cururu" (Baptista) - 5:02

Personnel

  • Cyro Baptista - percussion, vocals
  • Greg Cohen - bass
  • Romero Lubambo - cavaquinho acoustic guitar
  • Marc Ribot - electric guitar acoustic guitar, banjo
  • John Zorn - alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 10)
  • Vanessa Fallabella (tracks 1 & 5), Naná Vasconcelos (track 2) - vocals
  • Chango Spasiuk - cantiga accordion (track 3)
  • Akiko Matsumoto, Alessandro Ciari, Carolina Teizeria, Healey Gabison, Kaleb Moreau, Lauren Melquiond, Lira Teizeria, Moran Broza, Roman Broza, Sabina Ciari, Stepanie Teixeira, Tessa Fernandes - children's choir (track 10)

    • Songs

    1Dansa3:34
    2Passion in the Basement3:32
    3Cantiga5:48

    References

    Vira Loucos Wikipedia
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