Calabar, o elogio da traição

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceived as the soundtrack for a theatrical play co-written with Ruy Guerra, this album was subjected to severe censorship by the Brazilian military dictatorship, forcing multiple title changes and track omissions. The lushly orchestrated arrangements blend samba, fado, and MPB, providing a sophisticated backdrop for Buarque's brilliant, allegorical lyricism exploring themes of betrayal and resistance. It stands as a vital, deeply subversive masterpiece of 1970s Brazilian popular music.