Índia

by Gal Costa

Overview

With India, Gal Costa completely abandoned the absurd, screaming guitars and wild drumming for some of the lushest, most sophisticated, and most complex arrangements of her career. Her voice is clear and inviting as always, sitting perfectly with the strings, accordions, horns, reeds, and percussion that swirl around, effortlessly punctuating the romance in every track. With Gilberto Gil alongside on acoustic guitar and musical director, the arrangements definitely glow with his polyphonic personality, but these songs have a feel all their own -- sounding as if they blossomed out of necessity and the sharp edge of elegance. India seems as if it were conceived with ideas walled off to past influences and future aspirations, holding a timeless quality, leaving one to wonder if Costa and Gil were at all aware of what they were producing while it was happening or if they were completely swept up in the magic of the moment. Even though the hugely influential Tropicalia movement was over by the time of this release, India unquestionably shows that Costa's inventiveness was still unfolding and impulsive and should be considered by the wave of Tropicalia collectors as a worthy addition to the assortment of recordings in that it shows how a major player in that movement transferred her ambitions to a completely different direction without forsaking her class or drive. ~ Gregory McIntosh

Product Details

Release Date:	08/04/2017
Label:	MR BONGO
UPC:	7119691248622

Tracks

1. ¿¿ndia
2. Milho Verde
3. Presente Cotidiano
4. Volta
5. Relance
6. Da Maior Import¿¿ncia
7. Passarinho
8. Pontos De Luz
9. Desafinado

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gal Costa   Primary Artist
Luis Alves   Contrabass
Tenorio Jr.   Organ
Chico Batera   Percussion
Dominguinhos   Accordion
Don Chacal   Percussion
Toninho Horta   Guitar
Wagner Tiso   Organ
Roberto Silva   Bateria
Gilberto Gil   Music Direction,Violin
Roberto Menescal   Guitar

Technical Credits

Jose Fortuna   Composer
Lupicinio Rodrigues   Composer
Guilherme Araujo   Production Director
Newton Mendonca   Composer
M. Ortiz Guerrero   Composer
J. Asuncion Flores   Composer
Jose Asuncion Flores   Composer
Wally Sailormoon   Composer
Manuel Ortiz Guerrero   Composer
Pedro Novis   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Tuze De Abreu   Composer
Chico Batera   Effects
Antonio Guerreiro   Photography
Newton Ferreira De Mendonca   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Marcus Vinicius   Sound Technician
Gilberto Gil   Adaptation,Composer
Arthur Verocai   Arranger
Caetano Veloso   Composer
Jards Macale   Composer
Luiz Melodia   Composer