Trindade (Brazil) - Symphonic Prog?

The Brazilian band Trindade has appeared in the Symphonic Team's chart on Awesome prog, having been added to the team's list of artists to evaluate by Guigo (Atkingani) way back at the beginning of June 2010.

There were no samples available at the time, so an evaluation was never carried out, but the self-titled album has been on YouTube since August 2014.

More info about the band:

Marcus Viana, the leader of the Brazilian Symphonic Prog band Sagrado Coração da Terra, joined the excellent singer Carla Villar and the renowned singer, composer, guitarist and viola player Tavinho Moura to create the album 'Trindade' in 1993. The project thus brought together three great names from the Minas Gerais music scene, each with their own very personal interpretation of the vast diversity of the region's characteristic sounds, both traditional and progressive.

Their self-titled album features songs and arrangements by Marcus Viana and Tavinho Moura, some in partnership with lyricists such as Fernando Brant and Murilo Antunes, the results of the collaboration being further enhanced by the vocals of Carla Villar. The 'Trindade' album is much more than just a recording of a collection of songs though, it is a union of musicalities where the end result transcends the sum of its individual parts.

This album was originally made to order for a company in 1993 as a special gift at the beginning of the CD recording era, and Marcus Viana had wanted to release the album commercially for a long time afterwards because he believed that people who follow his solo work and that of Sagrado Coração da Terra would most certainly like it. The CD was eventually re-released in 2002 by the same Sonhos & Sons record label that handled the original CD in 1993.

With its very well-crafted progressive moments, this is indeed a symphonic MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) album of the highest quality. The orchestrations are very reminiscent of both the atmosphere of the Pantanal natural region of South America itself, and also Marcus Viana's solo work, but Carla Villar's wonderfully soft yet clear vocals, and Tavinho Moura's delicate acoustic guitar and viola caipira sounds make the trio stand out in a unique way.

Several arrangements are based on the moods of the soundtrack of the infamous Brazilian soap opera 'Pantanal' and the work of Marcus's main band Sagrado Coração da Terra. Other pieces were written by musicians from the Clube da Esquina Brazilian music artists collective, which originated in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. These included Beto Guedes, Fernando Brant and Marcio Borges, among others.

Musicians from Sagrado Coração da Terra participated in the progressive closing track 'Cruzada', and the version of Amor Selvagem on the album - performed here with Carla's female vocals, Viana's piano, Andersen's flute, and originally written as the love theme song from the 'Pantanal' soap opera - stands out in particular.

A number of other top-notch musicians, such as Augusto Rennó, Paulinho Carvalho, Neném, Magrão, and Lincoln Cheib (the drummer of the famous Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Milton Nascimento) also contributed to the album.

Songs:

1. Diadorado (3:26)
2. Esperança Manhã (4:14)
3. Debra/Trindade (5:10)
4. Brasileira (4:15)
5. Rio Doce (3:40)
6. Amigos (4:26)
7. Saudade Eu Canto Assim (1:56)
8. Amor Selvagem (2:31)
9. Gente Que Vem De Lisboa (3:07)
10. Dois Corpos (4:43)
11. Passional (3:37)
12. Cruzada (5:18)

Total Time 46:23

1993 cover:



2002 cover:



Musicians

- Marcus Viana / vocals, violin, piano, keyboards, mandolin
- Tavinho Moura / acoustic guitar, viola, vocals, backing vocals
- Carla Villar / vocals, backing vocals

With:
- Belo Lopes / acoustic guitar, choir
- Marcelo Nebias / orchestral guitar
- Ivan Correa / fretless bass, bass
- Augustó Rennó / acoustic guitar, guitar
- Paulinho Carvalho / bass
- Nestor Santanna / accordion
- Claudio Faria / keyboards, piano
- Magrão / percussion
- Firmino Cavazza / cello
- Andersen Viana / flute
- Neném / drums
- Jairo Lara / flute
- Lincoln Cheib / drums

CD Sonhos & Sons - 277010 (1993, Brazil) Commissioned by a company as a special gift
CD Sonhos & Sons - SSCD050 (2002, Brazil)

Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63fj1VF3bGs.
https://web.archive.org/web/20091203021958/http://www.rockprogressivo.com.br/canais/rev/trindade.htm.
https://sonhosesons.com.br/product/trindade-marcus-viana-carla-villar-tavinho-moura/.
https://www.discogs.com/release/14417011-Trindade-Trindade
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/trindade/trindade/.
https://awesomeprog.com/artists/9011.

This info has also been posted in the Symphonic Team thread, so an evaluation should now be carried out in the not-too-distant future.

Edited by yam yam - 8 hours 45 minutes ago at 19:45