Canibália Explained

Canibália
Type:Studio album
Artist:Daniela Mercury
Cover:Daniela canibalia.jpg
Released: October 23, 2009[1]
October 24, 2009[2]
October 27, 2009[3] [4] [5]
November 3, 2009
November 3, 2009[6]
Recorded:April 2008 – June 2009
Genre:Axé, MPB, reggae, samba, rap, hip hop, R&B, electronic
Length:55:40
Label:Sony Music
Producer:Daniela Mercury, Ramiro Musotto, Alfredo Moura, Mikael Mutti, Gabriel Povoas[7] and Wyclef Jean[8]
Prev Title:O Canto da Cidade - 15 Anos
Prev Year:2008
Next Year:2011

Canibália (English: Cannibalistic) is Daniela Mercury's ninth studio album, released on October 23, 2009, in Brazil by Sony Music. It was released on October 24 in the United States and on October 27 in the European Union. Mercury's first studio release in four years brings not only an eclectic sound, but also five different covers.[9] [10] [11]

Information

The album was produced by five musicians: Mercury herself and her son Gabriel Póvoas, in addition to Ramiro Musotto, Alfredo Moura, Mikael Mutti. According to Mercury, Canibália is the synthesis of the eclecticism of her work. On September 11, 2009, as the album was under post-production, Musotto died of cancer at age 45. A longtime collaborator of Mercury, he produced the electro-samba tracks of Canibália with her ("Benção do Samba"  - a mash-up of samba classics "Na Baixa dos Sapateiros", "O Samba da Minha Terra", and "Samba de Bênção"  - and "Tico-Tico no Fubá"). Mercury's friend and producer Neguinho do Samba, credited as "samba reggae creator", died later that month of a heart attack.

Mercury chose the title Canibália because she feels "cannibalized" since her breakthrough in the early 1990s with the release of O Canto da Cidade. She had postponed the release of Canibália several times. Seven of the album's fourteen tracks were written by Mercury, making this her most authored release since 1994's Música de Rua. Unlike Balé Mulato, whose tracks complemented each other, Canibália is an eclectic mix of sounds. In honour of Carmen Miranda's centenary, Mercury recorded a "duet" with her in the cover of "O Que É Que A Baiana Tem?", which includes the original 1939 phonogram. Mercury recorded another Miranda classic, "Tico-Tico No Fubá", which received the strong beat of Os Mutantes guitarist Sérgio Dias.

Beyond Carmen Miranda, Mercury also pays a tribute to the Brazilian cinema, in the track "Trio em Transe" (a reference to Glauber Rocha's Terra em Transe), and to the Native Brazilians, in the track "Dona Desse Lugar", that has arrangements, sounds and instruments specific of indigenous tribes. Mercury also pays a tribute to the Afro Brazilians in the track "Preta", a duet with Seu Jorge which is actually a mash-up of the songs "Eu sou Preta", "Sorriso Negro", and "Rap do Negão". Following the footsteps of Vanessa da Mata and Ana Carolina, which released English language songs, Mercury recorded "This Life is Beautiful", written and performed with Haitian singer Wyclef Jean. In "Oyá Por Nós", Mercury revisits the African roots of Brazilian spirituality. The album also features a cover of Chico Buarque's "O Que Será? (A Flor da Pele)", also performed as a duet with the late Mercedes Sosa on Cantora. In "Cinco Meninos", the whole Mercury family gathers to sing.

Singles

Release history

RegionDate
BrazilOctober 23, 2009
United StatesOctober 24, 2009
EuropeOctober 27, 2009
CanadaNovember 3, 2009
Japan
PortugalNovember 27, 2009
France
Italy
Belgium

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daniela Mercury/Canibália Vol. 01 - Musicas Online - Terra Sonora . Terra Networks . April 2, 2010 . Portuguese.
  2. Web site: Amazon.com: Canibalia: Daniela Mercury: Music . Amazon . April 2, 2010.
  3. Web site: Canibália Vol. 01: Daniela Mercury: Amazon.fr: Téléchargements MP3 . Amazon.fr . April 2, 2010 . French.
  4. Web site: Canibália Vol. 01: Daniela Mercury: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads . Amazon.de . April 2, 2010 . German.
  5. Web site: Canibália Vol. 01: Daniela Mercury: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads . Amazon.co.uk . April 2, 2010 .
  6. Web site: Canibalia: Daniela Mercury: Amazon.ca: Music . Amazon.ca . April 2, 2010 .
  7. Web site: Saiba tudo que rola no mundo da música » Daniela Mercury sobre "Canibália": "não gosto de me repetir" . Bruno Dias . December 2, 2009 . April 2, 2010 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20091204070516/http://www.abril.com.br/blog/blogfonico/2009/12/02/daniela-mercury-sobre-%E2%80%9Ccanibalia%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%9Cnao-gosto-de-me-repetir%E2%80%9D/# . 2009-12-04 . dead .
  8. Web site: O DIA ONLINE - DIVERSÃO & TV - Daniela Mercury diz que novo CD é 'provocação' . . December 2, 2009 . April 2, 2010 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716171831/http://odia.terra.com.br/portal/diversaoetv/html/2009/12/daniela_mercury_diz_que_novo_cd_e_provocacao_50493.html# . 2011-07-16 . dead .
  9. Web site: Daniela Mercury lança CD com cinco capas e novo conceito - Terra - Música . . December 2, 2009 . April 2, 2010 . Portuguese.
  10. Web site: Daniela Mercury lança CD com cinco capas . Carnasite.com.br . December 4, 2009 . April 2, 2010 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20091213174028/http://www.carnasite.com.br/v4/noticias/noticia.asp?CodNot=11263# . 2009-12-13 . dead .
  11. Web site: Notas Musicais: 'Canibália' é editado no Brasil com cinco capas . Mauro Ferreira . November 15, 2009 . April 2, 2010 . Portuguese.
  12. Web site: Daniela Mercury - Daniela Mercury no TOP 20 do RJ . Fabio Almeida . February 16, 2009 . April 2, 2010 . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303060607/http://portaldanielamercury.com.br/portal/content/view/906/1/ . March 3, 2009 .
  13. Web site: Daniela Mercury - "Sol do Sul" 5o lugar no Rio de Janeiro . Elaine Oliveira . February 3, 2009 . April 2, 2010 . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090504131450/http://portaldanielamercury.com.br/portal/content/view/869/1/ . May 4, 2009 .