Os Tribalistas
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Tribalistas is an album released in 2002 by brazilian
musical trio Tribalistas, consisting of Marisa Monte
, Arnaldo Antunes
and Carlinhos Brown
, as a one-off collaboration.
The 13-track album was released in Brazil in late 2002 by EMI and internationally in 2003. The album sold over a million copies in Brazil alone, despite the group never performing any song on TV or giving any radio interviews. The album also achieved considerable success in Europe
; it was the best-selling album of the year in Portugal
and it went triple platinum in Italy
and double platinum in Spain
. The album also charted in Switzerland
, Sweden
, Netherlands
, Germany
, France
, among other countries.
The album received five Latin Grammy Music Award nomination in 2003 (winning Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album), in addition to a BBC
Awards for World Music nomination in 2004.
The album spawned four hit singles in Brazil:
The album was such a success that a fifth song on the album, "Mary Cristo", also received heavy radio airplay in Brazil around Christmas 2003. "Já Sei Namorar" achieved some chart success in some European territories.
According to ABPD, the album was one of the 20 best-sold albums in Brazil in 2003.
A DVD release featuring the 'making of' and all the tracks on the album was also released internationally.
Brazilian artist Vik Muniz
collaborated with the group to design the CD's cover in his signature style. The cover depicts all three of the group's members, drawn in miniature with chocolate as the main medium.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
musical trio Tribalistas, consisting of Marisa Monte
Marisa Monte
Marisa de Azevedo Monte is a Brazilian popular singer. As of 2011, she has sold 10 million albums worldwide.- Biography :...
, Arnaldo Antunes
Arnaldo Antunes
Arnaldo Antunes , is a writer and composer from Brazil. He began as a member of the band Aguilar e Banda Performática in the late 1970s. For most of the 1980s he was a member of the rock band Titãs. After 1992 he had six solo albums. Since 1992 he has been an award winning poet, but he was first...
and Carlinhos Brown
Carlinhos Brown
Carlinhos Brown is a Brazilian musician from Salvador, Bahia. He was born in Candeal Pequeno, a small neighbourhood in the Brotas area of Salvador de Bahia...
, as a one-off collaboration.
The 13-track album was released in Brazil in late 2002 by EMI and internationally in 2003. The album sold over a million copies in Brazil alone, despite the group never performing any song on TV or giving any radio interviews. The album also achieved considerable success in Europe
Europe
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; it was the best-selling album of the year in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and it went triple platinum in Italy
Italy
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and double platinum in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. The album also charted in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, among other countries.
The album received five Latin Grammy Music Award nomination in 2003 (winning Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album), in addition to a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Awards for World Music nomination in 2004.
The album spawned four hit singles in Brazil:
- "Já Sei Namorar", included on the video game franchise FIFA Football 2004FIFA Football 2004FIFA Football 2004, also known as FIFA Soccer 2004 in North America, is a football video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in October 2003 with the tagline "Create Brilliance"....
- "Velha Infância", played on the soap operaSoap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Mulheres ApaixonadasMulheres ApaixonadasMulheres Apaixonadas is a Brazilian soap opera which originally aired on Rede Globo from February 17, 2003 until October 11, 2003. A total of 203 episodes were created for the series.- Cast :*Christiane Torloni - Helena Ribeiro Alves... - "Passe em Casa", co-written and performed with Margareth MenezesMargareth MenezesMargareth Menezes is a Brazilian singer from Salvador, Bahia.Her style is considered axé but her music also steers into samba and MPB territory, at times drawing on African rhythms and reggae....
- "É Você"
The album was such a success that a fifth song on the album, "Mary Cristo", also received heavy radio airplay in Brazil around Christmas 2003. "Já Sei Namorar" achieved some chart success in some European territories.
According to ABPD, the album was one of the 20 best-sold albums in Brazil in 2003.
A DVD release featuring the 'making of' and all the tracks on the album was also released internationally.
Brazilian artist Vik Muniz
Vik Muniz
Vicente José de Oliveira Muniz, known as Vik Muniz , is a visual artist living in New York City.-Early career:Muniz began his career as a sculptor in the late 1980s after relocating from Brazil to Chicago and later to New York. His early work grew out of a post-Fluxus aesthetic and often involved...
collaborated with the group to design the CD's cover in his signature style. The cover depicts all three of the group's members, drawn in miniature with chocolate as the main medium.
Track listing
| # | |Title | Songwriters | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Carnavália" | Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Um a um" | Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Velha infância" | Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown, Davi Moraes | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Passe em casa" | Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown, Margareth Menezes | 3:54 |
| 5. | "O amor é feio" | Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown | 3:11 |
| 6. | "É você" | Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Carnalismo" | Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown, Margareth Menezes | 2:36 |
| 8. | "Mary Cristo" | Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Anjo da guarda" | Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Lá de longe" | Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown | 2:17 |
| 11. | "Pecado é lhe deixar de molho" | Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown | 2:58 |
| 12. | "Já sei namorar" | Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown | 3:16 |
| 13. | "Tribalistas" | Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown | 3:23 |