Samba Meu
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Samba Meu is Brazilian vocalist Maria Rita
's third album, released in 2007 and distributed internationally by Warner Music Brazil. It was Maria Rita's first album of samba
music. It won a 2008 Latin Grammy Award for Best Samba/Pagode album, and has been certified platinum in Brazil.
Maria Rita
Maria Rita |São Paulo]], Brazil) is the performance name of Maria Rita Mariano, a Brazilian singer. She is the daughter of famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and the late Brazilian singing legend Elis Regina and sister to Pedro Mariano and music producer João Marcelo Bôscoli. Her...
's third album, released in 2007 and distributed internationally by Warner Music Brazil. It was Maria Rita's first album of 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...
music. It won a 2008 Latin Grammy Award for Best Samba/Pagode album, and has been certified platinum in Brazil.
Track listing
- "Samba Meu" (Rodrigo Bittencourt) – 2:09
- "O Homem Falou" (Gonzaguinha) – 3:54
- "Maltratar, Não é Direito" (Arlindo Cruz, Franco) – 3:44
- "Num Corpo Só" (Arlindo Cruz, Picolé) – 3:58
- "Cria" (Serginho Meriti, Cesar Belieny) – 3:33
- "Tá Perdoado" (Franco, Arlindo Cruz) – 3:46
- "Pra Declarar Minha Saudade" (Jr. Dom, Arlindo Cruz) – 1:40
- "O Que é o Amor" (Arlindo Cruz, Maurição, Fred Camacho) – 3:39
- "Trajetória" (Arlindo Cruz, Serginho Meriti, Franco) – 4:15
- "Mente ao Meu Coração" (F. Malfitano) – 3:48
- "Novo Amor" (Edu Krieger) – 2:55
- "Maria do Socorro" (Edu Krieger) – 3:11
- "Corpitcho" (Ronaldo Barcellos, Picolé) – 3:05
- "Casa de Noca" (Serginho Meriti, Nei Jota Carlos, Elson Do Pagode) – 3:10
Sources
- Samba Meu [CD booklet] (2007). Miami Beach, FL: Warner Music Brazil.
- Translation from Samba Meu in the Portuguese-language Wikipedia.
- Chris White, "Samba Meu is just too polished and lacking in edge to make a real impact on the listener", BBC (21 November 2007).
- Jonathan Cunningham, "Maria Rita: Samba Meu" Miami New Times (17 January 2008).
- Latin Grammy Award Winners, http://www2.grammy.com/latin/winners_search/Results.aspx (search "Maria Rita" to verify award).