{"product_id":"milton-nascimento-maria-maria-2lp","title":"Milton Nascimento - Maria Maria 2LP (180g) ( VINYL )","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2022 repress. Far Out Recordings presents the first ever vinyl release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMilton Nascimento\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaria Maria\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, originally released in 2003 as a double-CD package. Recorded in 1974 and unreleased until almost thirty years later, the album was written as the soundtrack to a ballet which dealt with the legacy of slavery in Brazil. Milton Nascimento possesses one of the most immediately recognizable voices in Brazilian music: high and sweet and as breathtakingly sublime as that of any soul singer. Along with journalist and song writer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFernando Brant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, lyricist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarcio Borges\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and his younger brother \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLo Borges\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Nascimento wrote and produced what would become Milton's milestone album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClube da Esquina\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (1972) which shaped the local scene and reflects the essence of \"the Nascimento Sound\". Milton's religious upbringing as an Afro-Brazilian Catholic saw him exposed to church choral music from an early age. This collection also displays his early fascination with evocative, non-verbal, scat-style singing, spare, harmonic guitar work and local folk music, jazz, and rock. In 1976, Milton and Fernando Brant teamed up with a new contemporary dance company called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrupo Corpo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, whose Argentinian choreographer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOscar Araiz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, would become a collaborator with the two musicians. Together, they conceived a show based on the composite life story of the daughter of a black slave called Maria. Nascimento wrote music to Brant's lyrics and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaria Maria\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e was premiered in the main theatre of the Belo Horizonte Palacio das Artes that year. The music on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaria Maria\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e was performed by an impressive group of young Brazilian musicians, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNaná Vasconcelos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (percussion and effects), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eToninho Horta\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (guitars), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaulo Moura\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (sax). Several vocalists, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNaná Caymmi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFafá de Belém\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeto Guedes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and Milton himself, had hits in years to come with reworkings of these songs. On the title track, Maria's story is narrated and translated to music through the use of African Percussion, drums, and metal signifying the field slave tools of the day. \"Trabalhos (Works)\" runs to work rhythms and whip cracks. \"Lília\" documents the beating of the slave woman. After \"A Chamada\" and the triumphant \"Era Rei e Sou Escravo\", things begin to turn and Milton employs tropical jungle cries to symbolize freedom. \"Santos Catholicos x Candomble\" represents the battle between African and European religions through the music of both sides. Milton's heavenly falsetto pours into \"Francisco\" and \"Pai Grande\" and the outstanding \"Eu Sou Uma Preta Velha Aqui Sentada no Sol\" conjures images of an old woman sitting deep in the forest, her memories painted in drums, piano, and voices. 180 gram vinyl.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"58 - Lasgo Chrysalis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56736160579957,"sku":"5060114368170","price":5.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8300\/2485\/files\/3762839-2523472.jpg?v=1770957178","url":"https:\/\/warmvibevinyls.com\/products\/milton-nascimento-maria-maria-2lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}