Brazilian Girls (album)
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Brazilian Girls is the first album by Brazilian Girls
. It was released on February 1, 2005 by Verve Records
. The album mixes a number of different musical styles, from reggae
to samba
and house
to acid jazz
, as well as many different languages, as lead singer Sabina Sciubba goes from English to French, Italian, German and Spanish.
The song "Me gustas cuando callas" ("I like you when you're quiet") is based on a poem by Pablo Neruda
, from his well-known 1924 collection Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada, and the song Die Gedanken sind frei
("Thoughts Are Free") is about the Farmers' Revolution
against the aristocrats. The song "Les Sirène(s) de la Fête" means ("the mermaid(s) of the party")
Brazilian Girls
Brazilian Girls was a band from New York City known for their eclectic blend of electronic dance music with musical styles as diverse as tango, chanson, house, reggae and lounge. None of the members are actually from Brazil and the only female in the band is Sabina Sciubba. Other members include...
. It was released on February 1, 2005 by Verve Records
Verve Records
Verve Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, Clef Records and Norgran Records , and material which had been licensed to Mercury previously.-Jazz and folk origins:The Verve...
. The album mixes a number of different musical styles, from reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
to samba
Samba
Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...
and house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
to acid jazz
Acid jazz
Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly looped beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic dance: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd and Grant Green are...
, as well as many different languages, as lead singer Sabina Sciubba goes from English to French, Italian, German and Spanish.
The song "Me gustas cuando callas" ("I like you when you're quiet") is based on a poem by Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda was the pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean poet, diplomat and politician Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He chose his pen name after Czech poet Jan Neruda....
, from his well-known 1924 collection Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada, and the song Die Gedanken sind frei
Die Gedanken sind frei
"Die Gedanken sind frei" is a German song about the freedom of thought. The text and the melody can be found in Lieder der Brienzer Mädchen, printed in Bern, Switzerland between 1810 and 1820...
("Thoughts Are Free") is about the Farmers' Revolution
Peasants' War
The Peasants' War was a popular revolt that took place in Europe during 1524–1525...
against the aristocrats. The song "Les Sirène(s) de la Fête" means ("the mermaid(s) of the party")
Track listing
All songs written by Brazilian Girls.- "Homme" – 5:21
- "Don't Stop" – 3:51
- "Lazy Lover" – 4:00
- "La Sirènes de la Fête" – 4:46
- "Corner Store" – 4:13
- "Long" – 4:47
- "Pussy" – 4:08
- "Die Gedanken Sind Frei (Thoughts Are Free)" – 4:28
- "All We Have" – 3:46
- "Dance Till the Morning Sun" – 4:38
- "Me gustas cuando callas" – 5:42
- "Ships in the Night" – 3:29
Personnel
- Didi Gutman - Keyboards, Computers
- Jesse Murphy - Bass
- Aaron Johnston - Drums
- Sabina Sciubba - Vocals
- Brian Mitchell - Vocals (Background)
- Kenny Wollesen - Vocals (Background)
- Jason Darling - Vocals (Background)
- Anna Hronopoulos - Vocals (Background)
- Till Behler - Saxophone
- Takuya Nakamura - Trumpet, Vocals (Background)
- Hector Castillo - Vocals (Background)
- Alexandra Douglass - Vocals (Background)
- Heather Blanton - Vocals (Background)
- Carlotta Montealegre - Vocals (Background)
- Shruthi Pinnamaneni - Vocals (Background)
- Seamus Blake - Saxophone, Vocals (Background)
- Clark Gayton - Trombone, Vocals (Background), Tuba
Awards
- #40 - woxy.com's 97 best of 2005
- ArtistDirect One of the best albums of 2005