Quem tem mar
(Música -Ruca Rebordão/ Letra -Marta Coutinho)
Quem tem mar, nasce com saudade ai, ai...
Quem tem mar, vê terra a pairar no ar
Tem em si todo o amor de quem ficou Mas que nunca está
Quem tem mar, tem o sangue vermelho-sal
Quem tem mar, sonha vento, pedra e cal
É um só este amor da multidão Feita um povo só
Quem tem mar, sustém a respiração E sente o tempo, com o bater do coração
Ô u ô... ô u ô...
Tudo vai Tudo vem Cruza pele Toma mel
Tudo vai Tudo vem Dança pele Toca mel
Chuva quente arrepio sol, suor
água, vinho
grão, areia nó de pó dorme cru sorri nu
gente-pão açafrão
coco fresco vibração
treme, cai dá a mão
piripiri tentação!
Tu... Vai... Mergulha no mar! E depois...
Having contributed to over 200 albums through collaborations with various artists and playing in bands either as a founding member or part of the band (Palmares, Banda Desenhada, Valdez e as Piranhas Douradas, A Fúria do Açúcar, N'Goma Makamba, D'Alambre, Couple Coffee & Band, Samadhi, among others), the moment has arrived to release an album under my own name.
Mestiço Atlântico - A dream thought up by me and shared with other great musicians, composers and authors. An album that vibrates with influences and deep inspirations, where a lot of my Atlantic cultural experience is present, formed by the Angola-Brazil-Portugal triangle.
Angola - my birthplace and home until the age of 13 which significantly influenced my discovery of rhythm and marked the beginning of my life as a musician and composer; Brazil - where I lived my entire vibrant adolescence, absorbing the infinite musical richness and variety it had to offer; Portugal - where my family roots lie and where I feel most at home, as a person and as a professional musician, breathing in its strong and wonderful culture.
For this album I count on collaborations and participations from great musicians and authors: Rão Kyao, Paulo de Carvalho, Luanda Cozetti, Norton Daiello, Luiz Caracol, Sandra Martins, José Fialho Gouveia, Ciro Bertini, Beto Bertolini, António Pinto, Ivo Costa, Gustavo Roriz, Múcio Sá, Nanã Sousa Dias, Marta Coutinho, Chris Wells, Guto Lucena, Biru and also the participation of my daughter, Maiara Rebordão, in one of the songs. To each of them, my everlasting gratitude for lending their art and talent to this album — a long process that is finally available to the world.
The majority of the compositions are original, written by me. The rest, written by other authors or partnerships, with only one of the songs having been previously recorded and edited (written by Milton Nascimento and Fernando Brant).
The musical production of this album is by musician/composer/producer Ciro Bertini, a long-time friend, with whom I have also shared the stage over several years, with the musical co-production being my own.
I hope you feel as full of life and energy as I do listening to this mestizo music, this Atlantic mestizo. Bon voyage.
credits
released April 12, 2024
Crédits “Mestiço Atlântico”
1 - Berimbando (Ruca Rebordão/ Biru)
Ruca Rebordão - Berimbaus, voz |voice|, pandeiro, caxixi, shaker, congas, caixa de boca |snare mouth|, efeitos |percussion effects|, surdo & cajon.
Chris Wells - Loop de |of| pandeiros
Biru - Voz |voice|
2 - Minha Terra (Luiz Caracol / José Fialho Gouveia)
Ruca Rebordão - Escovas nas pernas |brushes on legs|, tamborim, udu, congas, adufe
|Portuguese drum|, rebolo, caxixi, shakers, tarola de boca |snare mouth| e coros |backing vocal|.
Luiz Caracol - Voz |voice|, guitarra acústica, guitarra elétrica |acoustic & electric guitars|, baixo elétrico |electric bass| e coros & |backing vocals|.
Ciro Bertini - Flauta |flute| & coros |backing vocals|.
3 - Estórias da Floresta ( Milton Nascimento/Fernando Brant)
Ruca Rebordão - Udu, congas, caxixi, shakers, talking drum, tamborim, tambor africano |African drum|, triangulo |triangle| & surdo.
Luanda Cozetti - Voz |voice|
Beto Bertolini - Gravação dos pássaros e da natureza na mata atlântica |Recording of birds and nature in the Atlantic forest|.
Ruca Rebordão - Facas, tesouras |Knifes, scissors|, udu, mãos nas pernas |hands on legs|, congas, cajon, coros |backing vocals|, bateria electrónica |electronic drums|, surdo, efeitos e gongo com escovas |percussion effects and gongo with brushes|
Ciro Bertini - Voz |Voice|, piano, guitarra acústica |acoustic guitar|, baixo |bass|, flautas |flute|, coros e mãos nas pernas |backing vocals and hands on legs|.
6 - Quem tem Mar (Ruca Rebordão/Marta Coutinho)
Ruca Rebordão - Voz |voice|, kit de percussão |percussion set| (cajon, bongó, darbuka, rebolo), congas, sintetizador |synthesizer|, caxixi, pratos, e coros |cymbals and backing vocals|.
Paulo de Carvalho - Voz |voice|
Ciro Bertini - Piano, teclados |synthesizers|, flauta, baixo e coros |flute, electric bass and backing vocals|.
Múcio Sá - Guitarras acústicas |Acoustic guitars|
Sandra Martins - Violoncelo |Cello|
7 - Vale Santiago (Ruca Rebordão)
Ruca Rebordão - Voz |voice| Harmónio |harmonium|, timbalão português e caixa portuguesa
|portuguese tom and snare| darbuka, caxixi, triângulo |triangle|, shakers e efeitos |shakers and percussion effects|
Rão Kyao - Flautas de bambu |Bansuri flutes|
Ciro Bertini - Acordeão |Accordion|
Ivo Costa - Bateria |Drums|
Gustavo Roriz - Baixo |Bass|
António Pinto - Guitarra 12 cordas |12 string guitars|, Roland gr 300 e viola braguesa |traditional Portuguese Guitar|
Foto da capa e interiores- Nanã Sousa Dias
Fotos de Ruca Rebordão - Laura Rego, Andrew Cronshaw e Lieve Boussauw
Design - Gabriel Godoi
Gravado nos estúdios - Pimenta Preta, Ruma Studios, Luiz Caracol Studios e Barulho Studios
Misturado e masterizado por Ivo Costa
Produção musical - Ciro Bertini.
Co-produção musical - Ruca Rebordão
Editora - RUMA Records
Cover and interior photos - Nanã Sousa Dias
Photos by Ruca Rebordão - Laura Rego, Andrew Cronshaw and Lieve Boussauw
Design - Gabriel Godoi
Recorded at the studios - Pimenta Preta, Ruma Studios, Snail Sótão Studio and Barulho Studios
Mixed and mastered by Ivo Costa
Musical production - Ciro Bertini
Musical co-production - Ruca Rebordão
Record company - RUMA Records
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