''Zii e Zie'' is an

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by Brazilian singer, songwriter, and

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Caetano Veloso Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo, which encomp ...

, released on 14 April 2009 on

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. The album won the 2009 Latin Grammy Award of Best Singer-Songwriter Album and the song "A Cor Amarela" was nominated for

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in the same year. The album was also featured on the list of best 2009 Brazilian albums of ''

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Brasil'' and the song "Incompatibilidade de Gênios" was also elected by the magazine as the 13th best Brazilian song of the same year. ''Zii e Zie'' is Italian for ''"Uncles and Aunts"''. The songs were labeled as "transsambas", because the album is

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-driven. Veloso and his band paid a tribute to

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. Veloso described the album as "very clear and dense, with melodic phrases". ''Zii e Zie'' was based on many shows by the band of their "Obra em Progresso" (work in progress), which has an official blog. registering the creative process of the album.

Track listing

# "Perdeu" - 6:49 # "Sem Cais" - 2:36 # "Por Quem?" - 5:43 # "Lobão Tem Razão" - 4:05 # "A Cor Amarela" - 2:16 # "A Base de Guantánamo" - 4:25 # "Falso Leblon" - 2:42 # "Incompatibilidade de Gênios" - 5:24 # "Tarado ni Você" - 4:30 # "Menina da Ria" - 2:19 # "Ingenuidade" - 3:54 # "Lapa" - 4:39 # "Diferentemente" - 2:43

Personnel

* Caetano Veloso – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, handclaps * Pedro Sá – electric guitar, backing vocals, handclaps * Ricardo Dias Gomes – bass, backing vocals, Fender Rhodes electric piano, handclaps * Marcelo Callado – drums, backing vocals, handclaps

Charts

Weekly charts

References

2009 albums Caetano Veloso albums Universal Records albums Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album {{Brazil-album-stub