Desterro e Carnaval (Portuguese for "Exile and Carnival") is the twelfth studio album by the Brazilian musician Rogério Skylab; the final installment of what he calls the "Trilogia dos Carnavais" (Trilogy of the Carnivals). It was self-released in 2015,Rogério Skylab – Biografia and unlike Skylab's previous albums, it didn't see a physical release, being only available through digital download; a trend which would continue for his subsequent outputs.Rogério Skylab – Desterro e Carnaval The album counted with guest appearances by Arrigo Barnabé, Michael Sullivan, , Fausto Fawcett and Tavinho Paes.
"Lívia" is a Portuguese-language version of "Delia's Gone", an American folk song popularized by Johnny Cash. "Mariana" is fully sung in French.
Critical reception Writing for Galeria Musical, Felipe Lucena gave Desterro e Carnaval the maximum score of 5 stars out of 5, calling it a "delicate and sensitive output" with "reflexive and melancholic lyrics".Resenha do CD Desterro e Carnaval Conversely, Raul Lima de Albuquerque of Coliseu de Ideias spoke very negatively of the album, calling it "uneven [...] the worst installment of the Trilogia dos Carnavais; definitely inferior to its predecessor [...] weak and uninspired", ultimately rating it with a 3 out of 10. He also criticized the fact that the album didn't receive a physical release, but considered its production "the only good thing about it".Desterro e Carnaval - Coliseu de Ideias
Track listing
Personnel Rogério Skylab – vocals, production Luiz Antônio Gomes – keyboards, piano, percussion, mixing, mastering Adelson Viana – accordion (track 11) Filipe Bohlke – flute (tracks 3 and 9) Gesiel Nascimento – flugelhorn (track 2) – additional vocals (track 3) Michael Sullivan – additional vocals (track 5) Arrigo Barnabé – additional vocals (track 15) João Gevaerd – additional vocals (track 16) Micheline Cardoso – additional vocals (track 16) Tavinho Paes – additional vocals (track 16) João Linhares – additional vocals (track 16) Fausto Fawcett – additional vocals (track 17) Solange Venturi – cover art
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