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Canta Canta, Minha Gente

His sixth album, with twelve tracks and a large studio ensemble.
Martinho da Vila, 1974

MusicBrainz dates it to March 30, 1974, and Slipcue credits the producers Rildo Hora and Henrique Gastaldello. Portuguese Wikipedia credits Maestro Severino Filho with arrangements, conducting and choir, Rildo Hora with artistic coordination, recording supervision, guitar and harmonica, Henrique Gastaldello with musical direction and Paulo Frazão and Walter Lima with recording; Elifas Andreato made the cover. The musicians include Rosinha de Valença on guitar, Mané do Cavaco on cavaquinho, Zeca da Cuíca and Jorginho do Império among the percussion, and Pareschi on strings. We found no studio or recording dates.

Nopem listings, per Portuguese Wikipedia, put it at 42 in Brazil in 1974 and 7 in 1975. The track "Tribo dos Carajás" was a samba-enredo written for Vila Isabel's 1974 parade that was not used; Martinho told Folhapress in 2020 that the school's board said it could not go ahead and that censorship was fierce then, while an academic article attributes it to the military regime. The album was included in the 2022 book The 500 Greatest Brazilian Albums of All Time, and Otto performed all of it for the 40th anniversary at the Virada Cultural in 2014.

Track listing

  1. Canta, Canta, Minha Gente2:27
  2. Disritmia2:19
  3. Dente por Dente2:24
  4. Tribo dos Carajás3:16
  5. Malandrinha3:26
  6. Renascer das Cinzas2:50
  7. Patrão, Prenda Seu Gado2:51
  8. Nego, Vem Cantar2:13
  9. Calango Vascaíno2:15
  10. Visgo de Jaca2:45
  11. Viajando2:54
  12. Festa de Umbanda3:41

More from Martinho da Vila

Nem Todo Crioulo É Doido (1968), Martinho Da Vila (1969), Meu Laiáraiá (1970), Memórias De Um Sargento De Milícias (1971), Batuque Na Cozinha (1972), Origens (Pelo Telefone) (1973), Maravilha De Cenário (1975), Rosa Do Povo (1976), Presente (1977), Tendinha (1978), Terreiro, Sala E Salão (1979), Samba Enredo (1980), Portuñol Latinoamericano (1980), Sentimentos (1981), Verso... Reverso (1982), Novas Palavras (1983), Martinho Da Vila Isabel (1984), Criações E Recriações (1985), Batuqueiro (1986), Coração Malandro (1987), Festa Da Raça (1988), O Canto Das Lavadeiras (1989), Martinho Da Vida (1990), Vai Meu Samba, Vai! (1991), Vila Isabel (1993), Ao Rio De Janeiro (1994), Tá Delícia, Tá Gostoso (1995), Conexões (2003), Conexões Ao Vivo (2004), Brasilatinidade (2005), Do Brasil E Do Mundo (2007), O Pequeno Burguês!! (2008), Poeta Da Cidade - Martinho Canta Noel (2010), Filosofia de Vida (Trilha Sonora) (2010), 4.5 Atual (2012), Cidade Negra - Emicida - Rock In Rio (Ao Vivo) (2013), Enredo (2014)

Sources

  1. Canta Canta, Minha Gente, Wikipedia (Portuguese)
  2. Martinho da Vila, Slipcue
  3. Martinho da Vila defende rir da propria desgraca, Banda B (2020-11-23)