BRAIA

Prog Folk • Brazil

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Born in the Brasilian state of Minas Gerais, after having founded the celtic-metal band TUATHA DE DANANN of whom is the frontman and the composer, the multi-instrumentist Bruno MAIA started this side project in 2006. Respect to Tuatha De Danann, his music is more acoustic oriented.
The debut album was recorded in 2007 in France, then it was followed by a live DVD self released. For about a decade both the projects remained silent, to resurrect in 2020.
BRAIA is mainly a BRuno mAIA project, but it also features the drummer Fabr�cio Altino, the contrabass of Anderson Silv�rio, Alex Navar on the Irish Bagpipes, and the keyboardist Rafael Castro. Some guests must be mentioned: The vocalist Isabel Tavares, the multi instrumentist Marcus Viana and the violinist Nathan Viana.
BRAIA adds to the celtic soundscapes, some influences from rhytmic tradition of Minas Gerais.

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4.00 | 3 ratings

... e o mundo de l�
2007

5.00 | 1 ratings

... e o mundo de c�
2021

3.00 | 1 ratings

Tales of the Shadowland (as Bruno Maia)
2022

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Ao Vivo
2010

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Vertente
2023

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Tales of the Shadowland (as Bruno Maia) by BRAIA album cover

Studio Album, 2022
3.00 | 1 ratings
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Tales of the Shadowland (as Bruno Maia)
Braia Prog Folk

Review by kenethlevine
Special Collaborator Prog-Folk Team

— First review of this album —

For the main man behind the Brazilian faux folk metal of TUATHA DE DANAAN, BRUNO MAIA has been at the helm of a surprisingly more acoustic and serious outfit BRAIA since the mid 2000's, and in 2024 released this album simply as himself. Apart from the stark difference with the mother group, "Tales of the Shadowland" is a bit more wind oriented than the BRAIA output, with comparisons to a more intense BLACKMORE's NIGHT, YOKESHIRE, TOBIAS TAG, FAVNI, and the German GALAHAD, but a bit more straightforward than most of these. My pick would be the eerie and proggy "Dreya", but it's all of good quality.

Male and female voices, likely the same as on the BRAIA releases, harmonize wonderfully and conjure a forested soundscape rather than the windswept moors of BRAIA. Luckily it's song oriented so interminable jigs and fiddle jams are absent, which is a good thing because the totality is barely 26 minutes. But that same limitation makes this less of an immersive experience and more of a snippet of someone's weekend hobby, with their hope that you will return next weekend and evaluate the improvements or additions. I'm not sure I will, but Maia easily deserves 3 stars for some unique wood cuts.

Thanks to octopus-4 for the artist addition.