Saudades
by Nan谩 Vasconcelos
- Type: Album
- Released: 1980
- Label: ECM
- Country: Brazil
- Length: 44:13
- Community rating: 4.09/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Nan谩 Vasconcelos' 'Saudades' presents the berimbau as a central concert instrument within an ECM chamber setting. The album combines Brazilian rhythmic memory, orchestral color, and improvisational space, making it one of Vasconcelos' defining solo statements.
Genres
Descriptors: Fusion, instrumental, rhythmic, improvisation, repetitive, percussive, vocal, ritualistic, groove-laden, ambient, experimental, minimalist, Portuguese language, acoustic
Tracklist
- O Berimbau (18:58)
- Vozes (Saudades) (3:14)
- Ondas (Na 脫hlos De Petronila) (7:53)
- Cego Aderaldo (10:32)
- Dado (3:36)
Credits
- Nan谩 Vasconcelos - primary artist, berimbau, percussion, voice, gong, composed by
- Egberto Gismonti - composed by [music for strings], guitar [super 8 string], composed by
- Mladen Gute拧a - conductor