NO NA ORELHA by CRIOLO
SKU | 66912 |
Artist | CRIOLO |
Title | NO NA ORELHA |
Label | STERN'S MUSIC |
Catalog # | STLP 2023 |
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Release | W 37 - 2012 |
Format | Vinyl - UKLP |
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€ 20,50 | incl. VAT, excl. shipping |
Description
The child of migrants from the North East of Brazil to the commercial hub of São Paulo, Kleber Gomes aka Criolo, grew up in Grajaú (Zona Sul), one of the many shanty towns that circle this modern megacity.Writing his first song aged 11, hip hop was his first love but now at 36, Criolo's expression has developed an adventurous range without losing any of its intensity. The hard-hitting MC of the people remains, but added to this is the voice of a poet, singer and composer who reaches out to embrace afrobeat, samba and reggae aswell as rap.
His new album Nó Na Orelha ('Knot In The Ear') is one of the most successful Brazilian releases of 2011 and a remarkable break-through by an underground name to the mainstream spotlight. Completely selfpenned, it was produced by Marcelo Cabral and celebrated Nação Zumbi producer Daniel Ganjaman (of the Instituto Collective).
When the three got together it quickly became apparent that Criolo's notoriously prolific song-writing could take the project to new dimensions beyond hip hop. The record was made with an entirely independent ethos, there was no record label involved, and support came from local not-for-profit arts collective Martilha Cultural.