Terreno Baldio – Terreno Baldio (1976, LP, Brazil)

Tracklist:
A1 Passaro Azul 4:14
A2 Loucuras De Amor 4:05
A3 Despertas 5:06
A4 Agua Que Corre 4:55
B1 A Volta 3:43
B2 Quando As Coisas Ganham Vida 2:02
B3 Este É O Lugar 7:24
B4 Grite 5:04

Musicians:
Bass – João Ascenção
Drums, Percussion – Joaquim Correia
Electric Guitar [Gibson Les Paul, Fender Jazz Master] – Mozart Mello
Organ [Yamaha, Hammond], Xylophone, Piano, Electric Piano [Hohner Cembalet, R.M.I.], Synthesizer [Elka Strings, Mini-Moog] – Roberto Lazzarini
Vocals, Percussion – Fusa

Jorge Amado – Guia Das Ruas E Dos Mistérios Da Cidade Do Salvador Da Bahia (1980, 2LP, Brazil)

Disco 1

A1 - Título / Pequena biografia / Dedicatória 2:08

A2 - Convite 3:32

A3 - Quem guarda os caminhos da cidade 1:51

A4 - Mãe Menininha do Gantois 2:42

A5 - A força do povo / Festa de S.Bárbara ou festa de Iansã / Baiano é um estado de espírito 4:07

A6 - A Bahia se leva na cabeça / Cais e saveiros / Encontro do pintor Mirabeau Sampaio com a condessa Papalina / Importância da cultura popular / Os perfumes vieram do Oriente 7:31

B1 - Poeta e cantor das graças da Bahia 2:52

B2 - Festa da Conceição da praia / Calá e a madeira 2:23

B3 - Capoeira Angola / João Gilberto em Nova Iorque 3:25

B4 - Para um samba de roda, um prato basta 1:08

B5 - Olga do Alaketu e Stela de Oxóssi / 2 de julho-Glauber Rocha 6:10

B6 - O forte do mar / Procissão de N.S.Bom Jesus dos Navegantes 2:29

B7 - Dois netos do Boca do Inferno 3:44

Disco 2

A1 - Pelourinho 1:49

A2 - Os alagados / Tapeceiro, Pintor, Poeta / Lavagem da Igrefa do Bonfim 7:05

A3 - Gil no afoxé / Avenidas 2:27

A4 - Ex voto / Caetano de Matos Castro Alves Veloso / Igreja de São Francisco 4:19

A5 - Iemanjá / Miguel Satana Obá Aré 5:09

B1 - Batidas e lambretas / Cozinha baiana 5:48

B2 - Dadá, viúva de Corisco / Barba & poesia 4:40

B3 - Caribé e a memória da Bahia 2:02

B4 - Camafeu de Oxóssi (no velho mercado) 1:00

B5 - D.Carlos Bastos, Príncipe da Bahia / Os capitães da areia / Ferreiro de Exú, vulgo Mário Cravo / Adeus moça 8:00

Musicians:

Music By, Arranged By, Conductor – Egberto Gismonti

Acoustic Bass – Zeca Assumpção

Drums, Percussion – Nenê

Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Flute – Egberto Gismonti

Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Mauro Senise

Marcus Viana – Pantanal (Suíte Sinfônica) (1990, CD, Brazil)

Tracklist:
1 Pantanal (Abertura)
2 Pulsações Da Vida
3 Espírito Da Terra
4 Onça Pintada
5 Noite
6 Reino Das Águas
7 Paz
8 Respiração Da Floresta
9 A Glória Das Manhãs
10 Sinfonia

Musicians:
Composed By, Orchestrated By, Performer – Marcus Viana

Violin [Zeta 5-string Electric Violin], Piano [Digital], Synthesizer – Marcus Viana
Accompanied By – Sagrado Coração Da Terra (7, 9)
Drums – Marco Antônio Botelho
Percussion [Atabaques] – Guda
Percussion [Atabaques], Wood Block [Blocos De Madeira] – Gil Amâncio

A Barca Do Sol – Pirata (1979, LP, Brazil)

Tracklist:
1 Vô Mimbora Pro Sertão 1:34

2 Tereza Boca Do Rio 3:06

3 Mercado Das Flores 4:05

4 Cavalo Marinho 2:28

5 Jando 5:35

6 Jardim De Infância 4:36

7 Desencontro 3:39

8 Estrêla 3:48

9 Manoel 3:58

10 Rio Preto 2:48

11 Canção Pra Ela 2:41

Musicians:

Contrabass – Alain Pierre

Drums, Berimbau, Percussion – Marcelo

Electric Guitar, Guitar, Steel Guitar, Viola Caipira, Percussion – Beto Rezende

Flute, Piccolo Flute – David Gane

Vocals, Guitar, Electric Piano, Piano, Viola Caipira – Nando Carneiro

Vocals, Guitar, Electric Piano, Viola Caipira, Percussion – Muri Costa

with:

Vocals – Olívia Byington

Chorus Vocals – Children of the Instituto Nazareth

Accordion – Geraldo Sanfoneiro

Anno Luz – Anno Luz (1988, LP, Brazil)

Tracklist:
A1 Infinitas Terras
A2 Por Quê
A3 Inocência
B1 Novo Mundo
B2 Titanic

Musicians:
Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals – Paulo Loureiro
Flute – Marco Aurê (B1)
Keyboards, Programmed By, Vocals – Guilherme Orcutt
Vocals – Ana Paula (B1), Marco Pereira

"A duo formed in 1987 in the city of Petropolis (Rio de Janeiro) they had a regrettably short life. Despite having never played live, they created one of the most beautiful works of electronic/new age music, which is their self titled 1988 release. This is an obligatory album in the collections of anyone who appreciates the genre".

Rafael Martini Sexteto, Orquestra Sinfônica Da Venezuela E Coral, Maestro Osvaldo Ferreira – Suíte Onírica (2017, LP, Brazil)

Tracklist:
A1 I. Péndulo 8:33
A2 II. Éter (Sonhando com Pixinguinha) 8:11
B1 III. Dual 6:54
B2 Iv. Rapid Eye Movement (Sonhando Com Stravinsky) 9:58
B3 V. Loops 5:12

Musicians:
Arranged By – Rafael Martini
Clarinet – Joana Queiroz
Clarion – Joana Queiroz
Concert Grand Piano – Rafael Martini
Concertmaster – Alfonso López Cholet
Conductor – Osvaldo Ferreira
Conductor, Coro – Jesús Alberto González
Contrabass – Trigo Santana
Coro – Coral del Teresa Carreño
Drums – Felipe Continentino
Flute – Alexandre Andrés
Lead Vocals – Rafael Martini
Orchestra – Orquesta Sinfónica De Venezuela
Saxophone – Jonas Vitor

Rafael Martini is a brazilian composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist.

As a composer and arranger, he won several awards, released albuns in Brazil and Japan, and touring around the world.

Member of the Egberto Gismonti Quartet, works as producer, musician and arranger side by side with artists such as Mônica Salmaso, Sérgio Santos, Silvia Iriondo, Joana Queiroz and Antonio Loureiro.

Suite Onirica", recorded in Brazil and Venezuela, joins Rafael Martini Sextet, the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra and Choral, under the direction of the Portuguese conductor Osvaldo Ferreira, and brings the jazz-symphonic piece "Suite Onírica", in five movements, composed and orchestrated by Martini, with texts by the poet Makely Ka, inspired on the universe of dreams, the interpretations and in the writings of Carl Jung on the subject.

The musicians of Rafael Martini Sextet, who has some of the most outstanding composers of the new scene of instrumental music in Brazil, such as flutist Alexandre Andrés, clarinetist Joana Queiroz and drummer Felipe Continentino, are the main soloists of this work, which presents a strength rarely found in popular music nowadays.

Produced by Rafael Martini and the Venezuelan musician Hildemaro Álvarez, the album counts approximately with150 musicians to present a hybrid music, that transits between song, symphonic music, jazz and Brazilianmusic.

Marco Antonio Araujo – Quando A Sorte Te Solta Um Cisne Na Noite (1982, CD, Brazil)

Tracklist:
1. Floydiana (7:10)
2. Alegria (4:03)
3. Quando A Sorte Solta Um Cisne Na Noite (7:27)
4. Pop Music (10:30)
5. Adágio (3:30)
Bonus tracks
6. Ilustrações (4:23)
7. Cavaleiro + Trilha Balé Cantares (10:27)
8. Sonata Para Cello E Violão (5:30)

Musicians:
Marco António Araújo / acoustic guitars
Alexandre Araújo / guitars
Max Magalhães / piano
Eduardo Delgado / flute
Sérgio Gomes / trumpet
António Maria Viola / cello
Ivan Correa / bass
Mário Castelo / drums

Carioca & Devas – Mistérios Da Amazônia (1980, LP, Brazil)

Underground musician Carioca left behind his electrical past in Progressive Rock in order to search for new expressions in Brazilian music. His first album is a fully acoustic, instrospective voyage into the world’s greatest Rainforest, featuring 12-string guitar, mandolin, zither, tabla, flute and self-made percussion instruments. Carioca is the term used to describe those who originate from Rio de Janeiro. But, in fact, there’s only one Carioca in the music scene in Brazil: Ronaldo Leite de Freitas, who took up this nickname in São Paulo after relocating from his native Rio de Janeiro to study music at University. Recorded in 1980, Mistérios da Amazônia is also, at least to our knowledge, one of the first crowd-funding initiatives in the Brazilian music scene. Carioca, lacking the resources to pay for the studio and manufacturing fees, sold the album to fans, friends and independent record stores before having recorded it. Carioca’s first work is a fascinating one of a kind album, certainly difficult to classify. Often compared to the path set by musicians such as Egberto Gismonti or Naná Vasconcelos, who were always seeking new musical expressions whilst retaining a Brazilian character. In spite of what the music might suggest, Carioca hadn’t yet experimented with the introspective power of the Amazon’s sacred root - he would have his first life-changing experience in 1987. "All of a sudden, it all made sense. In 1987 I finally lived what I had recorded seven years earlier", in his own words. Drawing inspiration from the folklore of the Amazon and Brazil’s north eastern regions, the six self-penned compositions that form the album shape an introspective voyage into the Amazon - a part of Brazilian culture that Carioca had researched but not yet lived first-hand. Percussionist Sérgio Otanazetra, who had also moved to São Paulo from Bahia in order to pursue a career in music, played several percussion instruments (some of which he had built himself) and provided a solid knowledge of folkloric regional traditions. Zé Nazário, a prominent percussionist who had already played with some of Brazil’s biggest artists, such as Hermeto Pascoal or Milton Nascimento, joined the recording of Mistérios da Amazônia playing Tabla.

Luiz Eça, Robertinho Silva, Luiz Alves – Triângulo (1985, LP, Brazil)

Tracklist:
A1 Baião 9:53
A2 Amando 9:50
B Triângulo 18:26

Musicians:
Contrabass – Luiz Alves
Drums, Percussion – Robertinho Silva
Piano – Luiz Eça

Recorded live at Cecilia Room Meirelles in July 1985

Various Artists - Caminhada dos Mártires (1986, LP, Brazil)

Tracklist:
1 Hino da Caminhada dos Mártires (Pedro Casaldáliga/Luis A. Passos S. J.)
2 Marçal Guarani (Luis A. Passos S. J.)
3 À Frei Tito (Pedro Casaldáliga/Rubens Nogueira Filho)
4 Zumbi (Luis Carlos dos Santos/Rubens Nogueira Filho)
5 Mataram Ezequiel (Padre Leôncio José Asfury)
6 Pai Nosso dos Mártires (Cireneu Kuhn)
7 Joilson (Luis A. Passos S. J.)
8 Oscar Romero (Tradicional)
9 Santo Dias (Luis A. Passos S. J.)
10 Ribeirão Bonito (Sergio Schaefer)
11 Canto dos Mártires (Zé Vicente/Crateús)

Este LP nasceu à partir da articulação iniciada por D. Pedro Casaldáliga tendo em vista o 6º Congresso Nacional das CEB's - Trindade (GO), julho de 1986 e Celebração do Ano da Caminhada dos Mártires na Romaria da Terra de Ribeirão Bonito (MT), dez anos da morte do Padre João Bosco Burnier

Marco Antonio Araujo – Influências (1981, LP, Brazil)

Tracklist:

A1 Influências 6:21
A2 Folk Song 10:36
A3 Bailado 4:59
B1 Panorâmica 10:00
B2 Cantares 5:14
B3 Abertura N° 2 8:22

Musicians:
Bass – Ivan Correa
Cello – Antonio Viola
Composed By – Marco Antonio Araujo
Drums – Mario Castelo
Flugelhorn – Philip Doyle (2) (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
Flute, Percussion – Eduardo Delgado
Guitar – Alexandre Araújo, Marco Antônio Araújo
Performer – Grupo Mantra
Trombone – Edmundo Maciel (tracks: A1), Edson Maciel (tracks: A1)
Trumpet – Amilton Pereira (tracks: A1), Mauricio Silva (tracks: A1)

Notes
Participation from Grupo Mantra in finalizing the arrangements with new ideas parts of improvisations.
Grupo Mantra: Ivan Correa, Antonio Viola, Mario Castelo, Eduardo Delgado, Alexandre Araújo

On 1968 he played in a band called VOX POPULI, that later would become SOM IMAGINÁRIO. In 1970, and now living in England, he used to be a fan of bands such as: PINK FLOYD, LED ZEPPELIN and GENESIS, who would have great influence on his musical production. Within the next few years, MARCO ANTONIO ARAUJO studied guitar and cello in Rio de Janeiro.

In 1977, once again in Belo Horizonte, he joined the symphonic orchestra and soon (1980) his first album, "Influências" was released. With only six instrumental tracks, he had already achieved an amazing sense of balance and created a personal style.

MARCO ANTONIO ARAUJO is a classic when it comes to brazilian prog, and also a highly recomended artist for anyone who likes both symphonic rock and prog folk.

Mu – Meu Continente Encontrado (1985, LP, Brazil)

SIDE A
1 O Despertar Dos Mágicos 2:45
2 Toda A Felicidade Pra Você (Piano: Egberto Gismonti) 2:15
3 O Elefante Equilibrista 1:40
4 O Continente Perdido De Mu 7:00
5 Bruno E Daniel 2:26

SIDE B
1 Valsa Do Amor (Nº1) (Piano: Luiz Eça) 5:44
2 Essa É Pra "Cor" (Soprano Saxophone:Zé Luiz) 2:46
3 Escuta Esse Chorinho (Piano: Egberto Gismonti) 2:35
4 O Sanfoneiro Mais Rápido Do Oeste 1:48
5 Meu Continente Encontrado 3:17A1 O Despertar Dos Mágicos 2:45

Composer, pianist, arranger and producer. Founder and member of A Cor Do Som, Mu Carvalho has had his compositional talent confirmed by the hits "Sapato Velho" (with Paulinho Tapajos), "Terra do Nunca", "Chocolate Com Pimenta" (with Aldir Blanc), “Semente do Amor” and “Swingue Menina” (with Moraes Moreira) and by the music written for the soundtracks of the films A Dama do Lotação, Os Sete Gatinhos, Navalha na Carne (all by Neville de Almeida), O Noviço Rebelde, Xuxa e os Duendes 2, Gaijin (TV version) all by Tizuka Yamasaki. His first solo album was the LP Meu Continente Encontrado (1985), that had the special participation of Luis Eça, Egberto Gismonti, Ze Luiz and produced by Egberto Gismonti. As a sideman on live performances and recordings, Mu has worked with artists like Chico Buarque, Jorge Ben Jor, MPB-4, Alceu Valenca, Moraes Moreira, Fernanda Abreu, Legião Urbana, Luiz Caldas, Paulinho Moska, Gabriel O Pensador, and Marina Lima. Also a producer, Mu received a 20-diamond CD for his work for the collection Biblia Sagrada, which sold over 15 million copies. Mu Carvalho debuted in the artistic career at 16 in the group Semente. In 1974, he became a member of Jorge Ben's Banda do Ze Pretinho. In the next year, the group that would be known as A Cor Do Som (Mu, his brother Dadi, Gustavo, and Armandinho) was Moraes Moreira's support band and recorded his first album. In 1976, Mu wrote "Sapato Velho" (with Claudio Nucci/Paulinho Tapajos). The song became a hit and was re-recorded several times, which confirmed Mu Carvalho as a composer. His "Espirito Infantil" was classified with fifth place in the first National Choro Festival, organized by TV Bandeirantes. In 1978, Mu backed up Gilberto Gil at the Montreux Festival (Switzerland) and in his tour through France, Argentina, and Brazil. In 1990, he toured with Legião Urbana through Brazil, also participating in the group's live recorded album Musica Para Acampamento. Mu also produced the album "Erasmo Carlos Convida 2" with special guests artists like Djavan, Marisa Monte, Chico Buarque, Skank and Milton Nascimento, released in may, 2007. Mu Carvalho has been working for Globo TV Network since 1994 writing music for successful soap operas and mini-series. Since the 1990, Mu Carvalho has been working in the studio and toured extensively nationally and internationally.

Egberto Gismonti – Em Família (1981, LP, Brazil)

Tracklist:

A1 Lôro 5:27
A2 Don Quixote 5:28
A3 Em Familia 9:38
B1 Sanfona 4:34
B2 Folia 4:49
B3 Chôro 3:03
B4 Auto Retrato / Branquinho / Passarinho 2:02
B5 11/06/81 (Feito Em Casa) I 2:27

Musicians:
Electric Bass, Double Bass – Zeca Assumpção
Guitars, Piano, Accordion, Arranged By – Egberto Gismonti
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Concert Flute, Flute, Alto Flute – Mauro Senise

Drums, Percussion – Nenê

Arrigo Barnabé ‎– Gigante Negão (1998, CD, Brazil)

Egberto Gismonti ‎– Água & Vinho (1972, CD/LP, Brazil)

Tracklist:
A1 Ano Zero
A2 Federico
A3 Janela De Ouro (A Traição Das Esmeraldas)
A4 Vila Rica 1720
A5 Pr' Um Samba
B1 Água & Vinho
B2 Volante
B3 Eterna
B4 Tango
B5 Mulhé Rendeira

Musicians:
Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Organ, Harmonica, Voice – Egberto Gismonti
Drums – João Palma
Voice – Dulce Bressane
Acoustic Guitar – Piri
Drums, Percussion – Robertinho Silva
Bass, Percussion – Novelli
Saxophone, Clarinet – Paulo Moura
Cello – Alceu De Almeida Reis, Anna Bezerra De Mello Devos, Atelisa De Salles, Edmundo Oliani, Giorgio Bariola, Marcio Eynard Mallard, Gerhard Peter Dauelsberg, Rafael Jannibelle
Strings – Associação Brasileira De Violoncelo

Verdaguer ‎– Humahuaca (1994, CD, Brazil)

Tracklist:
1. Danca Dos Dedos (3:56)
2. Nova Espanha (6:11)
3. Charara (4:33)
4. Humahuaca (5:15)
5. Pulomelu (10:46)
6. Galho De Arruda (5:29)
7. Montanhas (5:06)
8. Jogo Da Memoria (7:37)
9. Rara Vez (6:29)

Musicians:
Willy Verdaguer / bass, arrangements
Billy Bond / vocals (4,9)
Marcelo Pizzarro / guitar
Tadeu Passarelli / keyboards
Luiz De Boni / MiniMoog (4)
Marcelo Mig / flute
Derico Sciotti / sax
Gilberto Faveri / drums
Eduardo Avena / percussion

Willy Verdaguer, while Argentinean by birth, spent most of those years working in Brazil with his group Humahuaca. While most of the music here was written and performed between '76 and '79, it was all re-recorded in '93, and released last year. The music here is a flavorful jazz-rock, injected with symphonics and spiced with rhythmic and flamenco influences, actually not far from the likes of Crucis, but with a bit more local color and unbridled jazz energy. Other points of comparison might be mid-period Kraan or early Transit Express, given the overt penchant for funkiness (as in "Galho de Arruda" or "Jogo da Memoria") and melodic savvy (as with the slower "Montanhas"), maybe even a touch of Banda Elastika. The seven-piece lineup features Verdaguer on bass, plus guitars, drums, keyboards, sax, flute, and percussion. Most of the nine tracks are instrumentals in the five-to-seven minute range, high energy jammers with plenty of sax and flute soloing. The compositions include plenty of hairpin turns and brilliant melodic mood shifts. Three tracks that don't seem to belong: the title track and a bluesy number "Rara Vez" that closes the disc, both vocal tunes sung by guest vocalist and producer Billy Bond, and "Pulomelu," an eleven minute instrumental suite that reminds me more of the Brazilian band Quantum on their self-titled debut than anything else on this album — yet it was that track that caught my ear on the first listen, while the others took an additional play or two to discover. In all, though, this one's a winner, heartily recommended for all fans of high-energy jazz-rock music. (exposé)

Arrigo Barnabé ‎– Tubarões Voadores (1984, CD, Brazil)

Tracklist:
1. Tubarões Voadores (2:30)
2. Crotalus Terríficus (5:20)
3. Mística (3:49)
4. Neide Manicure Pedicure (5:30)
5. Canção Do Astronauta Perdido (4:24)
6. Kid Supérfluo, O Consumidor Implacável (2:51)
7. Papai Não Gostou (6:49)
8. Lenda (3:42)
9. A Europa Curvous-Se Ante O Brasil (2:40)
10. Mirante (2:22)

Musicians:
Arrigo Barnabé / vocals, piano, electric piano, synths, keyboards, vocoder (1,5)
With:
Vânia Bastos / vocals (2-5,7-10)
João Cruz / vocals (2)
Rita Lee / vocals (6)
Passoca / backing vocals (4,9)
Teodor Papageorgiov / backing vocals (4)
Tonho Penhasco / guitar (2,4,6,9), backing vocals (4,6)
Eduardo Gudin / acoustic guitar (10)
Bozo Barretti / Yamaha CP80 (2,4,7), keyboards (4,6,7), backing vocals (4,6,7,9), synths (6,7,10), tambourine (9)
Paulinho Da Viola / piano & backing vocals (2), vocals (9)
Terão / piano (3)
Lelo Nazario / Yamaha DX7 & Prophet V synths (5)
Claudio Leal Ferreira / piano & orchestral conductor (8)
Teco Cardoso / alto, soprano & baritone saxes (5)
Toninho Carrasqueira / flutes (3,5,8,10)
Sérgio Burgani / clarinet (3)
Salvador Mazano / oboe (3,8)
Felix Wagner / clarinet & vibes (5)
Drauzio Chagas / tuba (10)
Edgard B. Poças / programming (5,6)
Luis Lopes / programming (5,7,10)
Dino De Lucca / programming (10)
various / violin, viola, cello, horn, trumpet, flugelhorn & trombone (2,3,8,10)
Gilmar Jardim / orchestral conductor (3)
Jamil Maluf / orchestral conductor (10)
Otávio Fialho / bass (2,4,6,7,9), fretless bass (7), Linn drum (6)
Gabriel Bahlis / bass (3,8)
Duda Neves / drums, tambourine (9)
Paulo Barnabé / percussion (2), backing vocals (2,4), narrator (4), Linn drum (7), tambourine (9)
Osvaldinho Da Cuíca / percussion & tambourine (9)

After the long praising review for his debut album, I don't have many words to describe this. Following the great zeuhlesque concept album, obviously a masterpiece and one of my top 5 albums of all time, Clara Crocodilo, Arrigo returns with Tubarões Voadores 5 years later. And what about this one? I can't say it's better than the previous one. The direction changed but it's still genial as damn. The proposal of the album was introduce dodecaphonism, weird prog narrative, and other absurd techniques on popular and different music including 80s rock, ethereal, synthpop, MPB, samba, and more. The results are tracks even more inacessible to the common listener. Just like the first album, the whole band and the female vocals are pretty good and unusual. It's a must check to avant-garde fans, but I still would reccomend Clara Crocodilo at first (very different style though). (progarchives)

Arrigo Barnabé e a Banda Sabor de Veneno ‎– Clara Crocodilo (1980, CD, Brazil)

Tracklist:
1. Acapulco Drive-In (4:35)
2. Orgasmo Total (4:42)
3. Diversões Eletrónicas (7:55)
4. Sabor De Veneno (2:35)
5. Infortúnio (5:00)
6. Office-boy (7:01)
7. Clara Crocodilo (7:30)
8. Instante (3:32)

Musicians:
Arrigo Barnabé / lead vocals, piano, synth, percussion, narrator
With:
Vânia Bastos / lead & backing vocals
Suzana Salles / lead & backing vocals (not confirmed)
Tetê Espíndola / lead & backing vocals
Passoca / backing vocals
Eliana Estevão / backing vocals
Gilberto Mifune / backing vocals
Gilson Gibson / electric & acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Bozo Barretti / piano, Fender Rhodes, & synth, backing vocals
Regina Porto / piano & Fender Rhodes
Mario Aydar / cello
Ubaldo Versolatto / alto sax, clarinet
Mané Silveira / soprano sax & flute
Chico Guedes / tenor sax & clarinet
Marcelo Galberti / clarinet
Ronei Stella / trombone, bass trombone
Felix Wagner / clarinets
Otávio Fialho / bass, backing vocals
Paulo Barnabé / drums, percussion
Rogério / percussion

Topos Uranos ‎– Suite Mistica (1993, CD, Brazil)

Tracklist:

01 Prelúdio
02 K.A.O.S.
03 Sonho Perdido
04 In Memorian
05 A Lenda Do Unicornio Branco
06 Grestu
07 Duende
08 Hatman Ii
09 O Grande Circo
10 Suite Mistica
11 The Last Return

Musicians:
Bass – Jorge Mathias
Drums – Paulo Márcio
Guitar, Vocals – Arthur Nogueira
Keyboards – André Dias


Solid private press Symphonic Prog from Brazil, comparable to compatriots LOCH NESS, TEMPUS FUGIT, BLEZQI ZATSAZ and yet another act from the country to have a brief career in the early-90's.Topos Uranos' material sits well along the lines of 70's Symphonic Progressive, especially GENESIS, and offers elaborate and lush arrangements with sweet piano, HACKETT-ish electric guitar and some MARILLION-styled texts, atmospheric synthesizers with occasional bombastic plays.Largely instrumental with limited space for vocals, but wide enough for melodic passages, emotional patterns and flashy exercises.The CD reissue comes along with some more bonus tracks.Guitarist Arthur Nogueira ran the Projeto Caleidoscópio for some time with his wife Analu Paredes, while bassist Jorge Mathias can be seen on the 2006 Quaterna Réquiem DVD.
Independent CD/LP release. (apps79)