A peleja do Diabo com o dono do céu
by Zé Ramalho
- Type: Album
- Released: September 1979
- Label: Epic
- Country: Brazil
- Length: 53:30
- Community rating: 4.06/5 from 7 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Deepening the mythic, northeastern Brazilian storytelling established on his debut, the visionary singer-songwriter unleashed an epic, highly ambitious sophomore record. The dense orchestration fuses aggressive acoustic guitars with sweeping strings and regional rhythms, providing a dramatic backdrop for his booming, prophetic vocal delivery. It solidifies his position as a central, towering figure within the progressive wing of traditional Brazilian folk music.
Genres
Descriptors: conscious, rhythmic, history, folk, male-vocals, melodic, acoustic, vocal, Portuguese language, storytelling, progressive
Tracklist
- A Peleja do Diabo Com o Dono do Céu (4:26)
- Admirável Gado Novo (4:54)
- Falas do Povo (4:12)
- Beira-Mar (3:55)
- Garoto de Aluguel (Taxi Boy) (3:04)
- Pelo Vinho e pelo Pão (3:20)
- Mote das Amplidões (3:58)
- Jardim das Acácias (5:11)
- Agônico (1:44)
- Frevo Mulher (4:38)
- Admirável Gado Novo - Instrumental (4:50)
- Mr. Tambourine Man (feat. Renato e seus Blue Caps) (2:27)
- Hino Amizade (3:07)
- O Desafio do Século (3:41)
Credits
- Paulo Machado - arranged by [arranjos de cordas e metais], conductor, music director [direção musical], arranged by [winds], conductor, arranged by [strings], organ, arranged by, conductor, piano, arranged by [strings], conductor, arranged by [flutes], synthesizer [arp string]
- Helio Oiticica - artwork [capa], featuring [participação especial]
- Mônica Schmidt - artwork [capa], featuring [participação especial], backing vocals
- Satã - artwork [capa], featuring [participação especial]
- Xuxa Lopes - artwork [capa], featuring [participação especial]
- Zé Do Caixão - artwork [capa], featuring [participação especial]
- Raul Cordula - artwork [encarte], graphics [capa símbolo]
- Seth - artwork [encarte], illustration