''Música Serve pra Isso'' ( Portuguese for "''Music Was Made for This''") is the second and currently last studio album by

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duo Os Mulheres Negras, released in 1990 by

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. Unlike its predecessor '' Música e Ciência'' it follows a slightly less experimental direction influenced by traditional Brazilian and

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(as visible in the tracks "Guembô", "Martim" and "Só Quero um Xodó", a cover of singer Dominguinhos). It was re-issued in CD format in 2001 alongside ''Música e Ciência''. The duo broke up one year after the album's release, and endured a 21-year hiatus before reuniting in 2012. One of the duo's components,

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, covered "Música Serve pra Isso" and "Imbarueri" for his second solo album, ''Mergulhar na Surpresa'', released in 1998.

Track listing

Personnel

* André Abujamra – vocals, electric guitar, synthesizer, drum machine, production *

– vocals, saxophone, production * Artur Maia – bass (tracks 4 and 10) * Kuki Stolarski – drums (track 9) * Théo Werneck – backing vocals (track 9)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Musica Serve Pra Isso 1990 albums Os Mulheres Negras albums Warner Music Group albums