The Brazilian star cut his third Nonesuch album in Rio with producer-musician Arto Lindsay. The New York Times called it "brilliant ... the album moves from gentle samba to harder funk and bits of experimentation, mixing mild dissonance with Mr. Veloso's gentle voice."
The Brazilian star cut his third Nonesuch album in Rio with producer-musician Arto Lindsay. The New York Times called it "brilliant ... the album moves from gentle samba to harder funk and bits of experimentation, mixing mild dissonance with Mr. Veloso's gentle voice."
Caetano Veloso's Nonesuch CD catalog is now available from the Nonesuch Store; however, free album MP3 downloads, available with other discs in the Store, are not yet included with these CDs.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Arto Lindsay
Artistic Director: Mayrton Bahia
Recorded and mixed by Patrick Dillet at Polygram Studios (Rio de Janeiro) and East Hill Studios (New York City)
Assistant Engineers: Ue Nastasi, Kelly Davis, and Márcio Gama
Mixed at East Hill Studios
Assistants: Jeff Young, Virginia Casé, adn Wellington Soares
Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig
All songs by Caetano Veloso, except: track 2, music by Caetano Veloso, words by Haroldo de Campos (from his book Galáxias); track 5, music by Arto Lindsay (improvisation on guitar) and Caetano Veloso (composition on the improvisation), words by Caetano Veloso; track 7 by Guio de Morais and David Nasser; track 9, music by Milton Nascimento, words by Caetano Veloso
Front cover design by Caetano Veloso, executed by Arthur Froés and Vanessa Stepaneko
Photographs by Livio Campos
Executive Producer: Léa Millon
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All formats of this album are available from Nonesuch in the United States only.
MUSICIANS
Caetano Veloso, vocals, acoustic guitar (2-4, 6, 7, 10, 11), hand claps (4)
Toni Costa, electric guitar (1), portuguese guitar (6), acoustic guitars (9)
Arthur Maia, bass (1, 3, 6)
Marcelo Costa, drums (1, 6, 11); timbales, surdo (1); berimbau (2); hand claps (4); maculelé sticks (6); ceramic, shaker (9); pandeiro (10)
Marcos Amma, congas (1, 3), maculelé sticks (6), gourd (9)
Armando Marçal, tamborins, repinque (1)
Adres Levin, keyboards (1), samples (1, 10)
Sacha Amback, sample (1)
Moreno Veloso, pandeiro (1), guest vocal (3), hand claps (4), maculelé sticks (6)
Bebel Gilberto, vocal (Portuguese) (1), background vocals (8)
Audrey Martells, vocal (English) (1)
Billy Carrion, vocal (Spanish) (1)
Laurie Andriamampianina, vocal (French) (1)
Kazu Makino, vocal (Japanese) (1)
Tavinho Fialho, bass (2, 4, 10)
Jaques Morelenbaum, cello (2, 3)
Oswaldinho, accordeon (2)
Torcuato Mariano, acoustic guitar (3)
Carlos Bala, drums (3)
Jorge Ranewsky, cello (3)
Alceu Reis, cello (3)
Marie Springuel, viola (3)
Gilberto Gil, special guest on acoustic guitar (4), guest vocals (10)
Edith Oliveira, special guest on knife and plate (4)
Mônica Millet, pandeiro (4)
Wellington Soares, hand claps (4), maculelé sticks (6)
Naná Vasconcelos, talking drum, ceramic, congas (4)
Arto Lindsay, electric guitar (5, 10)
Tony Lewis, guitar (8)
Melvin Gibbs, bass (8)
Marc Ribto, electric guitar (8)
Amilton Lino, timbau, surdo (8)
Riyuichi Sakamoto, keyboards, samples (8); strings, bass, piano (11)
Butch Morris, cornet (10)
Gal Costa, guest vocals (10)
