''A Festa dos Micos'' ( Portuguese for "''The Party of the Apes''") is a compilation album by

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João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados (Portuguese for "João Penca anana-Bunch Joeand His Tamed Apes"), commonly referred to as simply João Penca or J.P.M.A., were a Brazilian new wave band from Rio de Janeiro. Founded under the name Zoo, the ...

. It was released in 1993 by Leblon Records.Cliquemusic: ''A Festa dos Micos''
It was the band's last release prior to their break-up one year later. The compilation contains some of the band's most famous hits, ranging from their 1983 debut album to their latest release, 1990's '' Cem Anos de Rock n' Roll'', as well as some re-recordings and previously unreleased tracks.

Background

The track "Rock da Cachorra" is not a song by João Penca themselves, but by Brazilian singer

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in which João Penca only guest-appeared. It is originally present on Dussek's 1983 album ''Cantando no Banheiro''. "Como o Macaco Gosta de Banana" is a cover of the eponymous song by Portuguese singer-songwriter

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. "O Superstar", one of the new songs by João Penca present on the compilation, is a Portuguese-language version of Neil Sedaka's "

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". The album's opening track is a short piece influenced by Eumir Deodato's " Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)", and its use as the album's first track alludes to the fact that

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, one of João Penca's major influences, constantly used Richard Strauss' original version of the song as an opening fanfare to his shows in the 1970s.

Track listing

Tracks in bold indicate they have been re-recorded and thus are different from their original release counterparts.

Personnel

;João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados * Selvagem Big Abreu (Sérgio Ricardo Abreu) — vocals, electric guitar * Avellar Love (Luís Carlos de Avellar Júnior) — vocals, bass * Bob Gallo (Marcelo Ferreira Knudsen) — vocals, drums ;Guest musicians * Léo Jaime — guitars in "Rock da Cachorra" *

— lead vocals in "Rock da Cachorra" *

Paula Toller Paula Toller (born on August 23, 1962) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Toller is most known as the lead singer of Kid Abelha. In 1998, she released her self-titled first solo album, which was very well received. Her second solo album, title ...

— female vocals in "Matinê no Rian"

References

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