Parabolic

Track Listings

1. Madalena (Into a Dead End and Out Again) (Entra Em Beco, Sai Im Beco)

2. Parabolicamará

3. Dream (Um Sonho)

4. Nagô Buddha (Buda Nagô)

5. Serafim

6. I Wanna Be Your Funk (Queiro Ser Teu Funk)

7. Snow in Bahia (Neve Na Bahia)

8. Yá Olukum

9. End of History (O Fim da História)

10. Where the Baião Comes from (De Onde Vem O Baião)

11. Phony Bullfighter (Falso Toureiro)

12. Fate (Sina)

Parabolic,Gilberto Gil,Westwind Records,Brazilian Pop,Jazz,Latin

Parabolic

Tracks:

Madalena (Into a Dead End and Out Again) [Entra Em Beco, Sai im Beco]
Parabolicamar
Dream [Um Sonho]
Nagddha [Buda Nag
Serafim
I Wanna Be Your Funk [Queiro Ser Teu Funk]
Snow in Bahia [Neve Na Bahia]
Ylukum
End of History [O Fim Da Hist]
Where the BaiComes from [De Onde Vem O Bai
Phony Bullfighter [Falso Toureiro]
Fate [Sina]

Album Description

Remastered reissue of the Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter's 1991 album. In the early '90s, in the middle of his mandate as councilman for Salvador, Gil was again concerned with the Afro roots of Brazilian people, and this album strongly reflects that. Features 12 tracks including 'Snow in Bahia (Neve Na Bahia)', 'Serafim' and 'Phony Bullfighter (Falso Toureiro)'. Warner. 2006.

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Parabolic Versions
Hugh Hopper
Manufacturer: Voiceprint UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music

Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000050F47
Release Date: 2000-11-27

Tracks:

Long Lingers Autumn Time - Richard Sinclair/Hugh Hopper
The Moon In A Bottle
There You Were
Oldest Story Ever Told
C'est Grace
The Painters Birthday
Indeterminacy
Iron Lady - Mike Travis/Hugh Hopper
Kate Come Late - Lisa S. Klossner/Hugh Hopper
When I've Grown Old - Lisa S. Klossner/Hugh Hopper
Red Poppies In The Corn - Lisa S. Klossner/Hugh Hopper
Was A Friend - Robert Wyatt/Hugh Hopper

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An accessible, beautiful CD by Gilberto Gil

Parabolic
Gilberto Gil
Manufacturer: Westwind Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music

General | Latin Music | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00008G27R
Release Date: 1995-12-19

Tracks:

Madalena (Into a Dead End and Out Again) [Entra Em Beco, Sai im Beco]
Parabolicamar
Dream [Um Sonho]
Nagddha [Buda Nag
Serafim
I Wanna Be Your Funk [Queiro Ser Teu Funk]
Snow in Bahia [Neve Na Bahia]
Ylukum
End of History [O Fim Da Hist]
Where the BaiComes from [De Onde Vem O Bai
Phony Bullfighter [Falso Toureiro]
Fate [Sina]

Customer Reviews:

An accessible, beautiful CD by Gilberto Gil.......2003-05-22

It is difficult to review any of Gilberto Gil's works without understanding the man and the context in which each work came about. "Aquele Abraco," for instance, was written as he prepared to leave his beloved Brasil, exiled by the U.S.-backed military dictatorship (1964-1985). "Nao chora mais," his reworking of Bob Marley's "No Woman No Cry," became an important anthem for social and political change in Brasil, and its refrains were taken up by blacks, the poor, and disenchanted youth, and ultimately by all opponents of the military rule. The repatriated Gil is currently the Minister of Culture in Brasil, so his fortunes have certainly turned. "Parabolic" came out as North American/European interest in Brasilian music was at a low ebb, so we in Canada and the U.S. ignored one of Gil's greatest works, until David Byrne included "Madalena" on a "worldbeat" anthology. It is a great, lively song (written by Isidoro), full of politicized commentary on life in the favelas of Brasil's big cities. It is one of the most important and beautiful songs Gil has ever recorded. "Parabolicamara" is full of depth and power, and "Um sonho" is another politically-fuelled work, but the melody and rhythm of the song is never overpowered by the social and political message. "Buda Nago" is a lovely, oriental-sounding duet with Nana Caymmi, and the two superstars sound great together. The song is ostensibly about Nana's father, Dorival, but it is full of geographical and spiritual/religious imagery. "Serafim" is a haunting, brooding song invoking some of the names from the umbanda pantheon of deities. The woodwinds and drums make it an exotic tribute to the African roots of Bahian culture (Gil is from Salvador, Bahia). "Quero ser teu funk" is full-on funk, and more pop-oriented than anything else on the CD. He was one of the first mainstream Brasilian artists (along with Tim Maia) to embrace funk, reggae, soul, and other "black" musical genres. "Neve na Bahia," "Ya Olokun," and "De onde vem o Baiao" are light, joyous tributes to Gil's region of origin, and his voice sounds as relaxed and happy as a tropical breeze. "O fim da historia" is another highly political piece, but again the politics never intrude on the beauty of the melody. "Falso toureiro" anticipates his later song "Tata engenho novo" in its brisk pacing and staccato delivery. The CD ends with the soft, gentle Djavan song "Sina." It is, in the words of the song, "pura beleza: 'jazz'" [pure beauty: jazz]. Muito obrigado, Maestro Gil!

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Parabolic
Gilberto Gil
Manufacturer: Tropical Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Latin Music | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00008G1QX
Release Date: 1996-12-11

Tracks:

Madalena (Into a Dead End and Out Again) [Entra Em Beco, Sai im Beco]
Parabolicamar
Dream [Um Sonho]
Nagddha [Buda Nag
Serafim
I Wanna Be Your Funk [Queiro Ser Teu Funk]
Snow in Bahia [Neve Na Bahia]
Ylukum
End of History [O Fim Da Hist]
Where the BaiComes from [De Onde Vem O Bai
Phony Bullfighter [Falso Toureiro]
Fate [Sina]

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4 Parabolic Mixes
Henri Pousseur , Philip Jeck , and Oval
Manufacturer: Sub Rosa Records/Forced Exposu
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00007KVO3
Release Date: 2003-06-23

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4 Parabolic Mixes
Henri Pousseur , Main , Philip Jeck , and Oval
Manufacturer: Caroline Distributio
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00008OX5O
Release Date: 2003-03-04

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