"Ilê Pérola Negra (O Canto do Negro)" (

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ian singer

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. The song was originally released in 2000 as the first

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Information

The song is, actually, the combination of two different songs: "O Canto do Negro" written by Miltão and "Pérola Negra" written by Guiguio and Rene Veneno. The lyric of "Ilê Pérola Negra (O Canto do Negro)" basically praises the wealth of the African brazilian culture, especially of

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Success

As soon as was released, the song turns into one of the most played songs on brazilian radios, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Brazil.

Music video

The

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for the song make use of the contrast of the colours

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and

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. Daniela Mercury appears on the video wearing a white dress, covered with a white veil, and a black dress also covered with a black veil, on a

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in front of the sea. There's some scenes with people dancing and playing

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on the same beach, wearing

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s costumes. In 2000, the video won the award of ''Best Axé Video'' on

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Formats and track listings

*Brazilian CD single # "Ilê Pérola Negra (O Canto do Negro)" - 5:54 # "Ilê Pérola Negra (O Canto do Negro)" (Edit) - 4:33 *European CD single # "Ilê Pérola Negra (O Canto do Negro)" (Edit) - 4:33 # "Ilê Pérola Negra" (Spanish Version) - 4:02 # "Ilê Pérola Negra (O Canto do Negro)" (Pablo Flores Club Radio Edit) - 4:28 # "Ilê Pérola Negra (O Canto do Negro)" (Pablo Flores Club Mix) - 10:37

References

External links

About the album in Mercury's official website
* A review of the albumat

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