Vira Loucos Explained

Vira Loucos
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Cyro Baptista
Cover:	Vira Loucos.jpg
Released:	August 19, 1997
Recorded:	September–November 1996, Hillside Sound, Englewood, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	45:08
Label:	Avant Avan 061
Producer:	John Zorn & Kazunori Sugiyama
Chronology:	Cyro Baptista
Prev Title:	Cyro
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Supergenerous
Next Year:	2000

Vira Loucos (subtitled Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa-Lobos) is an album by percussionist Cyro Baptista performing the compositions by or inspired by Heitor Villa-Lobos which was released on the Japanese Avant label in 1997.^[1]

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, Brian Olewnick notes that "Baptista has a assembled a group both light on its feet and capable of negotiating the trickiest of rhythmic passages and deliriously romantic melodies with wit, enthusiasm, and grace. Highly recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Heitor Villa-Lobos except as indicated

1. "Dansa" – 3:33
2. "Passion in the Basement" (Cyro Baptista, Naná Vasconcelos) – 3:31
3. "Cantiga" – 5:47
4. "Ama/Teresinha de Jesus" (Baptista) – 4:52
5. "Complaint/Sabia" (Baptista/Hervé Cordovil) – 3:15
6. "Choro/Trrenzinho Caipira" – 6:40
7. "Choros Number 8" – 3:51
8. "Dansa Do Indio Branco" – 3:31
9. "Ciranda" (Baptista) – 5:09
10. "Sapo Cururu" (Baptista) – 5:02

Personnel

• Cyro Baptista – percussion, vocals
  • Greg Cohen – bass Romero Lubambo – cavaquinho acoustic guitar
  • Marc Ribot – electric guitar acoustic guitar, banjo John Zorn – alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 10)
• Vanessa Fallabella (tracks 1 & 5), Naná Vasconcelos (track 2) – vocals
• Chango Spasiuk – cantiga accordion (track 3)
• Akiko Matsumoto, Alessandro Ciari, Carolina Teizeria, Healey Gabison, Kaleb Moreau, Lauren Melquiond, Lira Teizeria, Moran Broza, Roman Broza, Sabina Ciari, Stepanie Teixeira, Tessa Fernandes – children's choir (track 10)

Notes and References

1. http://www.cyrobaptista.com/page.cfm?content=disc Cyro Baptista discography