Kindala is an album by the Brazilian musician Margareth Menezes.[1][2] It was released in 1991.[3] It reached the top 10 on Billboard's World Albums chart.[4] Menezes supported the album with an international tour.[5]
| Kindala | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Label | Mango | |||
| Producer | Nestor Madrid | |||
| Margareth Menezes chronology | ||||
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Production edit
The album was produced by Nestor Madrid.[6] Jimmy Cliff sang on "Me Abraça e Me Beija", which he also cowrote.[7][5] "Fé Cega, Faca Amolada" is a cover of the Milton Nascimento song.[8] "Jet Ski" is a protest song about, among other things, environmental degradation in Brazil.[9]
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [11] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[12] |
| MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide | [6] |
| The News & Observer | [9] |
Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album melds "the rough rhythms of Bahia with modern technology."[12] The Chicago Tribune stated that the "samba-reggae" sound "joins thundering Afro-Brazilian bloco afro percussion with the well-recognized rhythms and social messages of reggae."[11]
The Province said that Kindala adds "reggae and African rhythms to a mighty orchestra of latin percussion."[13] Newsday determined that it "leans most heavily towards a percussive unification of samba's big-bottom strut with reggae's languorous lope."[14]
AllMusic wrote: "In contrast to so much of the softer, more jazz-influenced pop that has come out of Rio de Janeiro, Kindala is grittier and notably percussive, yet consistently melodic."[10]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fé Cega, Faca Amolada" | |
| 2. | "Paz No Mundo (Pwazon Rat)" | |
| 3. | "Negrume da Noite" | |
| 4. | "Jet Ski" | |
| 5. | "Negro Nago" | |
| 6. | "Vendaval Temporal" | |
| 7. | "Me Abraça e Me Beija" | |
| 8. | "Repique Romântico" | |
| 9. | "Kindala" | |
| 10. | "Menina Dandára" | |
| 11. | "Praga Do Céu" | |
| 12. | "Pot-Pourri 'Samba Reggae'" |
References edit
- ^ "Divina Maga". Geral. A Tarde. February 19, 2012. pp. 22–23.
- ^ Lannert, John (Dec 22, 1991). "Menezes blends right in". Sun Sentinel. p. 3F.
- ^ "Margareth Menezes Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Bibisi, Suzan (March 27, 1992). "From Jamaicans to Ethiopians, Musicians Feel at Home in U.S.". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L7.
- ^ a b c Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 706.
- ^ a b MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 507.
- ^ "Album Reviews — Kindala by Margareth Menezes". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 47. Nov 23, 1991. p. 35.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (15 June 1991). "Sounds Raw and Sweet by a Singer on the Move". The New York Times. p. 13.
- ^ a b Olsher, Dean (December 8, 1991). "Alterative listening for the holidays". The News & Observer. p. H2.
- ^ a b "Kindala". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Heim, Chris (2 Jan 1992). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 8.
- ^ a b "Kindala". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Harrison, Tom (9 Sep 1992). "Margareth Menezes: Kindala". The Province. p. C5.
- ^ Oumano, Elena (17 Nov 1991). "New Releases". Fanfare. Newsday. p. 17.