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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favorite Brazilian album of the year... A 10-star classic, April 2, 2003
A lovely, subtle and profoundly life-affirming album... one of my favorites of the year! The band's name and all-star cast are an apparent tribute to the Veloso-Gil-Bethania-Costa mid-1970s supergroup, Doce Barbaros (The Sweet Barbarians), but in this case the musicians, neo-tropicalistas Arnaldo Antunes, Carlinhos Brown and Marisa Monte, go for tender restraint, rather than wild excess. It's a remarkably gentle, dreamy set, with an alluring blend of voices and styles. Each of these musicians has been instrumental in deepening the stylistic vocabulary of modern Brazilian pop, and the three have worked together on various projects and albums over the years. This album, however, is a marvel of collaborative creativity, with label owner Monte the album's guiding force and charismatic center, poet Antunes offering cerebral and ironic counterpoint, and soul-samba percussionist Brown mediating between the two, bringing his pure musicality in to balance them both. The songs feature all three artists flowing effortlessly in overlapping parts, with an intuitive connection that is quite marvelous to hear. (You can see it, too: if you can track down the DVD that accompanies this album, their creative process will astound you...) Old-school "axe" star Margareth Menezes also guest on one song, the catchy and irresistible "Passe Em Casa," one of many beautiful tunes that will echo in your mind for days on end. All in all, this is a very beautiful, inventive and multi-textured record... HIGHLY recommended.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One ex-pats opinion, May 20, 2003
As an American living in Sao Paulo, Brazil for the past 6 years, I have had a bit of experience finding the select grains of wheat among the vast chaff of current Brazilian music. Capital Inicials Accoustic Set, Titas accoustic, some Rappa, Gabriel O Pensador etc. This Tribablistas CD is an interesting CD, in that it combines a Paulista (Antunes) with a Carioca (Monte) with a Baiano (Brown) to come up with a really special thirteen tracks. My favorites are "Carnavalia", "Vehla Infancia", "Passe em Casa" and even the slightly poppy "Ja Sei Namorar". Antunes voice will take a bit of getting used to for most, and it's a pity a lot of provincial Americans miss out on a lot of good Brazilian music cause they "can't understand the lyrics". Don't worry about it! Slip it in the player and relax to the gentle beat of this CD, you won't be upset. Too bad CD's are so expensive in the States, I paid the equivalent of US$6.00 here in Brazil....
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Brazilian CD of 2003!, October 28, 2003
With over three million copies sold in Brazil alone, in addition to a Grammy, Tribalistas are now conquering Europe (namely Italy, Switzerland, France, and the Netherlands) with this essential album and its various singles storming up national charts in those countries making them the biggest selling Brazilian act in Europe for well over 10 years! This is Brazilian music of the highest quality with band members Marisa Monte and Carlinhos Brown on production duties. The album includes two Brazilian Number One hit singles, the massive "Ja Sei Namorar" and its follow-up "Velha Infancia". A third Brazilian Top 40 chart hit comes in the shape of the very brilliant "Passe em Casa", co-written with Bahian superstar Margareth Menezes. For once an album that actually lives up to the hype and more than deserves the sales it's achieving. A classic that will be played for years to come.
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