''Vira Loucos'' (subtitled ''Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa-Lobos'') is an album by percussionist
Cyro Baptista
Cyro Baptista (born December 23, 1950) is a Brazilian percussionist in jazz and world music. He creates many of the percussion instruments he plays.
Career
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Baptista arrived in the U.S. in 1980 with a scholarship to C ...
performing the compositions by or inspired by
Heitor Villa-Lobos which was released on the Japanese
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label in 1997.
Cyro Baptista discography
accessed January 30, 2014
Reception
In his review for Allmusic
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, Brian Olewnick notes that "Baptista has a assembled a group both light on its feet and capable of negotiating the trickiest of rhythmic passages and deliriously romantic melodies with wit, enthusiasm, and grace. Highly recommended".
Track listing
''All compositions by Heitor Villa-Lobos except as indicated''
# "Dansa" – 3:33
# "Passion in the Basement" (Cyro Baptista, Naná Vasconcelos
Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, known as Naná Vasconcelos (2 August 1944 – 9 March 2016), was a Brazilian percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, notable for his work as a solo artist on over two dozen albums, and as a backing musician wi ...
) – 3:31
# "Cantiga" – 5:47
# "Ama/Teresinha de Jesus" (Baptista) – 4:52
# "Complaint/Sabia" (Baptista/Hervé Cordovil) – 3:15
# "Choro/Trrenzinho Caipira" – 6:40
# " Choros Number 8" – 3:51
# "Dansa Do Indio Branco" – 3:31
# "Ciranda" (Baptista) – 5:09
# "Sapo Cururu" (Baptista) – 5:02
Personnel
*Cyro Baptista
Cyro Baptista (born December 23, 1950) is a Brazilian percussionist in jazz and world music. He creates many of the percussion instruments he plays.
Career
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Baptista arrived in the U.S. in 1980 with a scholarship to C ...
– percussion, vocals
*Greg Cohen
Greg Cohen (born July 13, 1953) is an American jazz bassist who has been a member of John Zorn's Masada quartet and worked with numerous other noted musicians for over four decades.
Career
Cohen plays traditional jazz and other styles, includin ...
– bass
*Romero Lubambo – cavaquinho acoustic guitar
*Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot (;
born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.
His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Wai ...
– electric guitar acoustic guitar, banjo
* John Zorn – alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 10)
*Vanessa Fallabella (tracks 1 & 5), Naná Vasconcelos
Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, known as Naná Vasconcelos (2 August 1944 – 9 March 2016), was a Brazilian percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, notable for his work as a solo artist on over two dozen albums, and as a backing musician wi ...
(track 2) – vocals
*Chango Spasiuk – cantiga accordion (track 3)
*Akiko Matsumoto, Alessandro Ciari, Carolina Teizeria, Healey Gabison, Kaleb Moreau, Lauren Melquiond, Lira Teizeria, Moran Broza, Roman Broza, Sabina Ciari, Stepanie Teixeira, Tessa Fernandes – children's choir (track 10)
References
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Avant Records albums
Cyro Baptista albums
1997 albums
Albums produced by John Zorn