Since the early '80s, Cyro Baptista has been the percussionist of choice for many a downtown New York ensemble, perhaps achieving greatest prominence in John Zorn's Bar Kokhba chamber group. Here, Baptista performs music written or inspired by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa Lobos and the result is a fine compendium, bristling with Brazilian rhythms, earthy folk songs and impassioned accordions among other delights. Happily shedding any traces of irony (which mar many a "downtown" venture), his band wades thigh deep into the songs, led by Baptista's wonderfully guttural vocals. And what a fine band! With New York stalwarts like guitarist Marc Ribot and bassist Greg Cohen joined by Brazilians Chango Spasiuk (accordion) and Romero Lubambo (acoustic guitar), 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. ~ Brian Olewnick, All Music Guide
Vira Loucos: Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa Lobos
08/19/1997
All Music Guide Review
Vira Loucos: Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa Lobos Track Listing
Credits of Vira Loucos: Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa Lobos
- Ikue Mori
- Design
- Kazunori Sugiyama
- Producer
- Allan Tucker
- Mastering
- John Zorn
- Saxophone, ?, Producer
- Dale Bennett
- Assistant Engineer
- Alessandro Ciari
- Choir, Chorus, Children's Chorus
- Akiko Matsumoto
- Choir, Chorus, Children's Chorus
- Vanessa Fallabella
- Vocals
- Eleonora Alberto
- Production Assistant, Photography
- Chango Spasiuk
- Accordion, ?
- Moran Broza
- Children's Chorus
- Sabina Ciari
- Children's Chorus
- Jim Anderson
- Recorder, Engineer, Mixing
- Cyro Baptista
- Percussion, Cyrimba, Liner Notes, Main Performer, Vocals
- Dae Bennett
- Assistant Engineer
- Greg Cohen
- Bass, ?
- Dave Kowalski
- Assistant Engineer
- Romero Lubambo
- Guitar (Acoustic), Cavaquinho, ?
- Naná Vasconcelos
- Conductor, Vocals, Choir Master
- Marc Ribot
- Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Guitar (Electric), ?













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