Canta Cartola

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Brazilian samba singer Teresa Cristina's album and DVD Canta Cartola was recorded live in concert at Theatro Net in Rio de Janeiro with guitarist Carlinhos Sete Cordas. It captures their acoustic performance of songs by Brazil's beloved samba-ist Angenor de Oliveira ("Cartola"). "Canta Cartola feels fully embodied," says the New York Times, "as if Ms. Cristina had written the songs herself." Caetano Veloso exclaims: "Teresa develops every melody, every word, every second. It's magical."

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Nonesuch Records releases Brazilian samba singer Teresa Cristina's live album and DVD, Canta Cartola, on September 2, 2016. Canta Cartola was recorded at a concert at Theatro Net in Rio de Janeiro and features acoustic performances by Cristina and guitarist Carlinhos Sete Cordas. The album, which comprises songs by Brazil's beloved samba-ist Angenor de Oliveira, known as "Cartola" (Portuguese for top hat), was released digitally earlier this year. In its album review, the New York Times said: "Canta Cartola feels fully embodied, as if Ms. Cristina had written the songs herself. There's no sentimental distancing or fetishizing of the songs. She's totally engaged in them; she laughs while singing them, and she dredges the beauty out of them."

Teresa Cristina is currently one of the best known singers in Brazil, revitalizing one of the country's most beloved musical styles, samba. The Rio concert was a tribute to Cartola and his legacy. Cristina, who has been considered an icon of samba since the beginning of her career, interprets music of the greatest names in Brazilian popular music, such as Nelson Cavaquinho, Antônio Candeia, Paulinho da Viola, and Cartola.

Cartola was born at the beginning of the 20th century and raised in a favela of Rio de Janeiro called Mangueira, which was one of the cradles of samba and home to one of the most popular samba schools of Rio, Estação Primeira de Mangueira. His many timeless classics include "As Rosas não Falam" and "O Mundo É um Moinho." Cartola remains a great influence on other samba artists and fans who love his enduring songs.

Caetano Veloso was at Theatro Net Rio when Cristina performed. He says of that night, "With Cartola's songs, Teresa's artistry really shows. Her elegance on stage, the simultaneous spontaneity and decorum of every gesture, the humor, the tone, impeccable intonation—all combine in this true creator-singer, a genuine artist."

Veloso also applauded Carlinhos Sete Cordas' performance, saying that he "plays with such a richness—he has all the history of bossa nova and root samba … All Brazilians should see and listen to what happened at Theatro Net Rio that night."

ProductionCredits

PRODUCTION CREDITS
An Uns Produções Production
Produced by Paula Lavigne
Recorded November 16, 2015, at Theatro Net Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Music Direction: Teresa Cristina

Video
Directed by Henrique Alqualo
Executive Producer: Paula Lavigne
Production Assistant: Danilo Rodrigues
Uns Communication: Tino Monetti
Edited by Henrique Alqualo
Assistant Editor: Eduardo Parra
Colorist: Pedro Conforti
Audio: Dani Carvalho
Camera Operators: Henrique Alqualo, Eduardo Parra, Fred Siewerdt, Ney Coelho, Danilo Rodrigues

Photography by Filipe Marques Design by Henrique Alqualo & Theodora Duvivier

For the Concert:
Production Coordinator: Andrea Franco
Executive Producer: Bruno Rodrigues
Production Assistant: Leandro Barreto
Sound: Edu Baldi
Roadie: Helio Veiga
Lighting: Julien Katona
Costumes: Loja FARM & André Pokan

Songs written by Cartola, except tracks 2, 5 by Cartola & Dalmo Castello; track 3 by Cartola, Carlos Cachaça & Hermínio Bello de Carvalho; track 7 by Guilherme de Brito & Nelson Cavaquinho; track 8 by Candeia; track 9 by Silas de Oliveira & J. Ilarindo; track 11 by Cartola & Aloizio Dias; track 13 by Cartola & Oswaldo Martins; track 15, 18 by Cartola & Elton Medeiros. Published by Universal MGB, except tracks 2, 4–6, 13, 18 published by Cap Music – Euterpe; track 3 published by Peermusic; track 7 published by Toda America/addf; track 9 published by Mangione; track 12 published by Arlequim; track 14 published by Tapajos.

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556976

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Teresa Cristina
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MUSICIANS
Teresa Cristina, vocals
Carlinhos Sete Cordas, seven-string guitar

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CD+DVD+MP3
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14.00
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075597943740
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FLAC
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11.00
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075597943757
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MP3
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10.00
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075597941944
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News & Reviews

  • Caetano Veloso and Teresa Cristina have brought their world tour to the US for four shows. The concerts, in which Cristina's opening set features music from her new album and DVD, Canta Cartola, begin with a sold-out show at The Town Hall in NYC tonight, followed by a second night there on Thursday and shows at Symphony Center in Chicago on Sunday and Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday. Veloso and Cristina will bring the music back home to Brazil in November, with newly added shows in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

  • Brazilian samba singer Teresa Cristina's album and DVD Canta Cartola is out now. Recorded live in concert at Theatro Net in Rio de Janeiro with guitarist Carlinhos Sete Cordas, it captures their acoustic performance of songs by Brazil's beloved samba-ist Angenor de Oliveira ("Cartola"). "Canta Cartola feels fully embodied," says the New York Times, "as if Ms. Cristina had written the songs herself." Today also marks the start of her eight-city world tour with Caetano Veloso, who exclaims: "Teresa develops every melody, every word, every second. It's magical."

  • About This Album

    Nonesuch Records releases Brazilian samba singer Teresa Cristina's live album and DVD, Canta Cartola, on September 2, 2016. Canta Cartola was recorded at a concert at Theatro Net in Rio de Janeiro and features acoustic performances by Cristina and guitarist Carlinhos Sete Cordas. The album, which comprises songs by Brazil's beloved samba-ist Angenor de Oliveira, known as "Cartola" (Portuguese for top hat), was released digitally earlier this year. In its album review, the New York Times said: "Canta Cartola feels fully embodied, as if Ms. Cristina had written the songs herself. There's no sentimental distancing or fetishizing of the songs. She's totally engaged in them; she laughs while singing them, and she dredges the beauty out of them."

    Teresa Cristina is currently one of the best known singers in Brazil, revitalizing one of the country's most beloved musical styles, samba. The Rio concert was a tribute to Cartola and his legacy. Cristina, who has been considered an icon of samba since the beginning of her career, interprets music of the greatest names in Brazilian popular music, such as Nelson Cavaquinho, Antônio Candeia, Paulinho da Viola, and Cartola.

    Cartola was born at the beginning of the 20th century and raised in a favela of Rio de Janeiro called Mangueira, which was one of the cradles of samba and home to one of the most popular samba schools of Rio, Estação Primeira de Mangueira. His many timeless classics include "As Rosas não Falam" and "O Mundo É um Moinho." Cartola remains a great influence on other samba artists and fans who love his enduring songs.

    Caetano Veloso was at Theatro Net Rio when Cristina performed. He says of that night, "With Cartola's songs, Teresa's artistry really shows. Her elegance on stage, the simultaneous spontaneity and decorum of every gesture, the humor, the tone, impeccable intonation—all combine in this true creator-singer, a genuine artist."

    Veloso also applauded Carlinhos Sete Cordas' performance, saying that he "plays with such a richness—he has all the history of bossa nova and root samba … All Brazilians should see and listen to what happened at Theatro Net Rio that night."

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Teresa Cristina, vocals
    Carlinhos Sete Cordas, seven-string guitar

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    An Uns Produções Production
    Produced by Paula Lavigne
    Recorded November 16, 2015, at Theatro Net Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Music Direction: Teresa Cristina

    Video
    Directed by Henrique Alqualo
    Executive Producer: Paula Lavigne
    Production Assistant: Danilo Rodrigues
    Uns Communication: Tino Monetti
    Edited by Henrique Alqualo
    Assistant Editor: Eduardo Parra
    Colorist: Pedro Conforti
    Audio: Dani Carvalho
    Camera Operators: Henrique Alqualo, Eduardo Parra, Fred Siewerdt, Ney Coelho, Danilo Rodrigues

    Photography by Filipe Marques Design by Henrique Alqualo & Theodora Duvivier

    For the Concert:
    Production Coordinator: Andrea Franco
    Executive Producer: Bruno Rodrigues
    Production Assistant: Leandro Barreto
    Sound: Edu Baldi
    Roadie: Helio Veiga
    Lighting: Julien Katona
    Costumes: Loja FARM & André Pokan

    Songs written by Cartola, except tracks 2, 5 by Cartola & Dalmo Castello; track 3 by Cartola, Carlos Cachaça & Hermínio Bello de Carvalho; track 7 by Guilherme de Brito & Nelson Cavaquinho; track 8 by Candeia; track 9 by Silas de Oliveira & J. Ilarindo; track 11 by Cartola & Aloizio Dias; track 13 by Cartola & Oswaldo Martins; track 15, 18 by Cartola & Elton Medeiros. Published by Universal MGB, except tracks 2, 4–6, 13, 18 published by Cap Music – Euterpe; track 3 published by Peermusic; track 7 published by Toda America/addf; track 9 published by Mangione; track 12 published by Arlequim; track 14 published by Tapajos.