Música de Rua
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Música de Rua is the third album by Brazil
ian axé
and MPB
singer Daniela Mercury
, released in 1994 in Brazil and on October 11, 1994 in North America
and Europe
through Sony Music.
Música de Rua was released right after the massive success of Mercury's previous album, O Canto da Cidade
(1992). It was very well received by the public, having sold over one million copies (achieving a diamond certification) and spreading two number-one singles ("Música de Rua" e "O Reggae e o Mar"). However, Música de Rua was not very well received by the critics who pointed out that the album sounded too similar to Mercury's previous and accused it of being a copycat of her own work. Música de Rua was Mercury's most authoral work until the release of Canibália
in 2009.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian axé
Axé music
Axé is a popular music genre originating in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil approximately in 1986, fusing different Afro-Caribbean genres, such as Marcha, Reggae, and Calypso. It also includes influences of Afro-Brazilian music such as Frevo, Forró and Carixada. The most important creator of this music...
and MPB
Música Popular Brasileira
Música Popular Brasileira or MPB designates a trend in post-Bossa Nova urban popular music. It is not a discrete genre but rather a constellation that combines original songwriting and updated versions of traditional Brazilian urban music styles like samba and samba-canção with contemporary...
singer Daniela Mercury
Daniela Mercury
Daniela Mercury , is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian axé, samba-reggae and MPB singer, songwriter and record producer. Since her breakthrough, Mercury has become one of the best known Brazilian female singers, selling over 20 million albums worldwide...
, released in 1994 in Brazil and on October 11, 1994 in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
through Sony Music.
Música de Rua was released right after the massive success of Mercury's previous album, O Canto da Cidade
O Canto da Cidade
O Canto da Cidade is the second album by Brazilian axé/MPB singer Daniela Mercury, released in 1992 in Brazil and on March 23, 1993 in North America and Europe through Sony Music....
(1992). It was very well received by the public, having sold over one million copies (achieving a diamond certification) and spreading two number-one singles ("Música de Rua" e "O Reggae e o Mar"). However, Música de Rua was not very well received by the critics who pointed out that the album sounded too similar to Mercury's previous and accused it of being a copycat of her own work. Música de Rua was Mercury's most authoral work until the release of Canibália
Canibália
Canibália 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...
in 2009.
Track listing
- "Música de Rua" (Pierre Onassis, Daniela Mercury)
- "Vulcão da Liberdade" (Tonho Matéria)
- "Alegria Ocidental" (Mercury, Liminha)
- "Tem Amor" (Mercury, Liminha)
- "Saudade (Batonga)" (Angelique KidjoAngélique KidjoAngélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, commonly known as Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Time Magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva". The BBC has...
, John Hebrail / PortuguesePortuguese languagePortuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
version: Mercury) - "Rosa" (Onassis)
- "O Reggae e o Mar" (Rey Zullo, Mercury)
- "Rap Repente" (Mercury, Ramiro, David, Beto, Cesário, Toni)
- "Domingo no Candeal" (Lucas Santana, Quito Ribeiro)
- "Sempre te Quis" (Herbert ViannaHerbert ViannaHerbert Lemos de Sousa Vianna is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist mainly known for his work with rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.- Biography :...
) - "Folia de Rei" (Carlinhos BrownCarlinhos BrownCarlinhos Brown is a Brazilian musician from Salvador, Bahia. He was born in Candeal Pequeno, a small neighbourhood in the Brotas area of Salvador de Bahia...
, Alain Tavares) - "Por Amor ao Ilê" (Guiguio)
- "Musica de la Calle (Música de Rua)" (International bonus track) (Onassis, Mercury)
External links
- About the album in Mercury's official website
- [ A review of the album] at Allmusic