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Vinicius Cantuaria: Silva
ByOn Silva, which is the most common surname in Brazil and also part of Cantuaria's own name, he collaborates with legendary percussionist Arto Lindsay, who co-wrote several of the original tunes on the album, venturing even further into his bossa roots and emerging with a very personal view of the genre, looking back whilst managing to move forward at the same time. On "The Bridge, he claims that "Everyone says that bossa nova is this/bossa nova is that/it just is what you want to be, and he backs that by adding elements of Northeastern Brazilian and electronic sounds. In "Pena de Mim" ("Pity on Me"), he begs an estranged lover to feel for him, for he cannot "suffer like this anymore. The instrumentation is sparse: a string quartet and subtle percussion backs Cantuaria's guitar.
The only cover on the album is "A Felicidade ("To Happiness"), a Jobim/Moraes composition originally featured in the movie Black Orpheus. Pay close attention to the English-language "Reentry, a semi-psychedelic tune about a love affair that is over but neither part wants to call it quits. Also very interesting is "Saudades de Você ("Longing For You"), in which Cantuaria reverts to the simplicity of the early days of bossa nova, a time when almost every lyric spoke of nothing but love, smiles and the blossoms of spring.
Track Listing
A Dor; Reentry; The Bridge; Pena de Mim; Saudades de Voce; Evening Rain; Paraguai; A Felicidade; Alegria; Nunca Mais; India.
Personnel
Vinicius Cantuaria
guitarVinicius Cantuaria: voice, guitar, percussion, loops, drums; sidinho: percussion; Chacal: percussion; Bernardo Bessler: violin; Michel Bessler: violin; Marie-Christine Springuel: viola; Hugo Vargas Pilger: cello; Jun Miyake: Fender Rhodes, flugehorn, samples; Michael Leonhart: trumpet.
Album information
Title: Silva | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: Rykodisc
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About Vinicius Cantuaria
Instrument: Guitar
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