Melancolia e Carnaval (Portuguese for "Melancholy and Carnival") is the eleventh studio album by the Brazilian musician Rogério Skylab; the second installment of what he calls the "Trilogia dos Carnavais" (Trilogy of the Carnivals). It was self-released in 2014,Rogério Skylab – Biografia and includes guest appearances by musicians and Jards Macalé, and by the Estação Primeira de Mangueira samba school.
"Cogito" is a poem by Torquato Neto set to music by Skylab. "Palavras São Voláteis" is a re-recording of a song originally released on Fora da Grei. "Hino Americano" is sung to the tune of the national anthem of the United States, "The Star-Spangled Banner". A music video was made for the track.clipe hino americano
The album can be downloaded for free on Skylab's official website.Rogério Skylab – Melancolia e Carnaval
Critical reception Melancolia e Carnaval has received positive reviews since its release. Mauro Ferreira of blog Notas Musicais gave it 3.5 stars out of 5, stating that the album "balances the traditional and the unusual" and that it is "beautifully strange".Skylab prioriza a canção em 'Melancolia e Carnaval' com beleza estranha Rafael Sartori of Território da Música called the album "surprising", "coherent" and "simplistic in a good way", giving it 3 stars out of 5.Rogério Skylab: Melancolia e Carnaval Raul Lima de Albuquerque of Coliseu de Ideias spoke favorably of the album, calling it "tasteful and subtle".Melancolia e Carnaval - Coliseu de Ideias Marcelo Costa of Scream & Yell called the album "poetic and melodic", and praised the guest appearances by Jards Macalé and . He proceeded to give the album a rating of 8 out of 10.CDs: Kaiser Chiefs, Skylab, Andrew Bird - SCREAM & YELL Writing for Yahoo! in 2015, critic included Melancolia e Carnaval in his list of "five great albuns that reinvigorate Brazilian music".Cinco ótimos álbuns revitalizam a música brasileira
In late December 2014, website UOL set up a public poll asking readers to vote on the best albums of the year; Melancolia e Carnaval was featured in first place in the "MPB" category.Público do UOL elege os melhores discos de 2014; veja os vencedores
Track listing
Personnel Rogério Skylab – vocals, production Alexandre Guichard – classical guitar Luiz Antônio Gomes – classical guitar (track 7), bass guitar, keyboards, mixing, mastering Jards Macalé – additional vocals, classical guitar (track 5) – additional vocals (track 1) Velha Guarda da Mangueira – additional vocals (track 11) Bruno Coelho – drums, percussion Thiago Martins – electric guitar Samuel Ramos – trombone (track 7) Solange Venturi – cover art
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