Cyro Baptista - Macunaima

Artist:

Baptista, Cyro

UPC:

702397762423

See Also:

Moreira, Airto Jobim, Antonio Carlos Cantuaria, Vinicius Davis, Miles Neto, Jovino Santos

Description:

Cyro Baptista: Cyro Baptista (vocals, berimbau, drums, snare drum, congas, clay drum, talking drum, cymbals, finger cymbals, pandeiro, washboard, tabla, temple blocks, triangle, caxixi, percussion, water gong, sound effects, typewriter, waterphone); Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (oud, bass instrument, acoustic bass, electric bass); Brian Marsella (accordion, melodica, fortepiano, toy piano, keyboards, balafon); Tim Keiper (drums, drum set, pandeiro, percussion).
Personnel: Cadu Costa (acoustic guitar, castanets, background vocals); Erik Friedlander (cello); Celio Balona (accordion); John Zorn (alto saxophone).
Audio Mixers: Dave Darlington; Eric Carlinsky.
Recording information: Bear Tracks, NY; Big Mouth, NJ; Peter Scherer Studio, New York, NY; Studio Fiuza, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Tedesco Studio, NJ.
Arrangers: Cyro Baptista; Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz; Brian Marsella; Tim Keiper.
Master Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista is a "world musician" in the truest sense of the word; he`s performed with everyone from Irish folk kings the Chieftains to Chinese classical icon Yo-Yo Ma. BANQUET OF THE SPIRITS is accordingly eclectic, incorporating a swirling, polyrhythmic, pan-Latin stew of beats and melodies, with Middle Eastern and European influences liberally sprinkled in. For all of the album`s far-ranging flavors, though, the format is largely acoustic, making for an organic flow that complements the multitude of musical traditions explored.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Tutubole
2. Bird Boy - (African Languages)
3. Macunaima
4. Mumakata - (African Languages)
5. Nana & Tom
6. Tupinambas
7. Argan - (African Languages)
8. Typing with Oswald de Andrade
9. Lamento Maurisco
10. Malinye
11. Anthropofagia

Album Information

Release Date:

03/18/2008

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Avant-Garde/Downtown

Label:

Tzadik Records

Producer:

Cadu Costa; Cyro Baptista

Catalog Number:

7624

Original Release Year:

2008

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Erik Friedlander

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