''Universo Inverso'' is the second solo album of

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ian heavy metal guitarist

Kiko Loureiro Pedro Henrique "Kiko" Loureiro (born 16 June 1972) is a Brazilian guitarist. He has been a member of several heavy metal bands, including Angra and Megadeth. Career Loureiro began studying music and playing acoustic guitar at age 11. He studie ...

. Like '' No Gravity'', ''Universo Inverso'' is completely instrumental. This album has strong influences of

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and

bossa nova Bossa nova () is a style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is mainly characterized by a "different beat" that altered the harmonies with the introduction of unconventional chords and an innovativ ...

, being considered Brazilian fusion. Loureiro said about this album: "I always liked adventuring into different musical styles. I tried to know different styles and searched my own musical identity going through many sources. Even being rock, I tried to include my natural music, the 'Brasileiras' music. This work is the result of all this willing."http://www.diehard.com.br/lojaweb/detalhes.asp?codprod=11747 (Portuguese)

Track listing

# "Feijão-de-Corda" ( pt:

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)– 5:34 # "Ojos Verdes" ( es: Green eyes) – 6:26 # "Havana" – 5:27 # "Anastácia" – 6:18 # "Monday Mourning" – 4:21 # "Arcos da Lapa" (pt: Lapa arches) – 4:19 # "Samba da Elisa" (pt: Elisa's

samba Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...

) – 4:39 # "Camino a Casa" (es: The way home) – 5:21 # "Realidade Paralela" (pt: Parallel reality) – 5:44 # "Recuerdos" (es: Regards) – 4:41 # "Espera Aí" (pt: Wait a second)– 2:40

Personnel

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Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

* Cuca Teixeira –

Drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Carlinhos Noronha - Bass * Yaniel Matos -

Piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

References

Kiko Loureiro albums 2006 albums {{Brazil-album-stub