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ALBUM
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DRG Records
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From the late '60s to the early '90s Maria Bethânia was one of Brazil's best, but also most successful, female singers. In many ways, the fading of her commercial appeal represented a liberation of sorts for the magnificent Bahia singer. No longer forced to please a massive audience, in the 21st century Bethânia positively embraced her new creative freedom through a series of outstanding artistic projects, admirable in both their aesthetic coherence and their peerless realization. At 63, a thoroughly rejuvenated Bethânia is also still amazingly prolific, as attested by the simultaneous release of her two new 2009 studio albums, Encanteria and Tua. As it is the norm in this new phase of Bethânia's career, each album has an overall theme or concept: love for Tua, and devotion for Encanteria. In an enchantingly (and all-too Brazilian) counterintuitive way, the former is a stately collection of autumnal ballads, while the latter is quite an upbeat affair. Indeed, Encanteria draws its inspiration from Brazilian regional religious festivities -- particularly from Bahia, of course -- and the overall mood of the record is of joyful celebration. A collection of sambas in their multiple regional variations and derivations (samba de roda, samba macumba, xote), Encanteria effortlessly accommodates several compositions by new rising stars such as Bethânia protégé Roque Ferreiro and Vanessa da Mata, as well as tributes to old composers or performers such as Edith do Prato and Jaime Alem. As if all that were not splendid enough, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil drop by to join Bethânia in "Saudade Dela," by default turning it into the automatic highlight of this album and gifting Brazilian music fans worldwide with the chance to hear these three colossal artists and lifetime friends singing together one more time. Sheer magic. ~ Mariano Prunes
1. Santa Barbara
- Primary Artist
- Maria Bethânia
2. Feita Na Bahia
- Primary Artist
- Maria Bethânia
3. Coroa Do Mar
- Primary Artist
- Maria Bethânia
4. Encanteria
- Primary Artist
- Maria Bethânia
5. Saudade Dela
- Primary Artist
- Maria Bethânia
6. Linha De Caboclo
- Primary Artist
- Maria Bethânia
7. Estrela
- Primary Artist
- Maria Bethânia
8. Minha Rede
- Primary Artist
- Maria Bethânia
9. Doce Viola
- Primary Artist
- Maria Bethânia
10. E Senhora / Batatinha Roxa
- Primary Artist
- Maria Bethânia
11. Sete Trovas
- Primary Artist
- Maria Bethânia
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 11 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 33 minutes and 13 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1000x1000 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- All tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- 7/11 tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- Brazilian Music, Brazilian
- Label
- DRG Records
- Music Distribution Service
- E1 [Koch Entertainment]
- Country
United States- Language
- No language found
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- Dec 31, 2008
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 21471162523
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