Madrid, Spain - Last spring Elba Ramalho suggested a meeting between
Madrid-based Brazilian guitarist and composer
Zezo
Ribeiro and Brazilian singer-songwriter
Chico
César, which became a prolific adventure. The first fruit of this artistic
gathering was "Brincadeira" (fun). This song gave the name to a new CD, a result
of several months of intensive collaboration between these two Brazilian
musicians.
Seven songs that feature north-eastern rhythms, with lyrics by Chico César and the music by Zezo Ribeiro, are the essence of Brincadeira. This CD is completed with a guitar piece of each of them and two more songs of Zezo with the backing vocals of Chico.
The lyrics of "Brincadeira" became a premonition:
Nossa brincadeira é a aliança
canta, dança e deixa o coraçâo mandar.
The CD will be released by Nubenegra in February. A European tour of Zezo Ribeiro and Chico César is scheduled for May/June 2004.
World Music Central
http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/20040110143247538