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Sallaberry's Songs & Comments

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Introduction/Curiosities: the process of composing my music is quite unusual, once I start recording the drums (usually the drums are the last instrument to be recorded), defining the musical form, and then contacting other musicians (sending the drum tracks that I recorded) to give continuity of the composition process. I often record a melodic idea (singing), to be used by another instrument, as saxophone, keyboard or guitar. I started this kind of music production in 1999, when I called it by E-REC.

By E-REC, I contacted friends around the world, inviting them to be in my production. This way of making music is totally innovative, and based on it I recorded eight albums.

 

 

Songs & comments

 

1. New Samba (3:17)

Sallaberry / Flávio Medeiros

Sallaberry – Drums and percussion

Mamoru Morishita – Guitar

Flávio Medeiros – Keyboards

Jorge Pescara – Bass

Mixed by Guilherme Canaes

 

When we were finishing this song, I invited Mamoru to play on it. Could be good…and it was good! So, guitar and keyboard recorded the same melody, and the song sounds full-bodied. It is a  happy samba and great melody!

 

 

 2. Cumbica (4:01)

Sallaberry / Maurício Marques

Sallaberry – Drums, samples and percussion

Fúlvio Oliveira – Guitar

Maurício Marques – Keyboards

Adriano Paternostro – Bass

Mixed by Cássio Martim

 

I really love this song! To open this song, I included some audio samples (planes, airport sounds, peoples talking), once Cumbica is the name of São Paulo airport (I was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil). When I composed this song (2008),  I was thinking about the feeling of moving from Brazil to live in another country. Coincidentally many years later (2014) I lived this experience, moving from Brazil to live in the United States. Really nice song, and amazing musicians playing the very nice vibe!

 

 

 3. Dança das Águas (6:12) 

Sallaberry / Luciano Magno / Fábio Valois

Sallaberry – Drums, voices and percussion

Luciano Maqno – Guitar

Fábio Valois – Keyboards and programming

Mixed by Cássio Martim

 

Once I start the songs recording the drums, on Dança das Águas (Water Dance) I recorded many different percussion instruments, as shakers, hand claps and…´plastic bags´! Then I recorded many voices, and the song was on the right way! This song has a lot of influence of African music – once the influence of Africa is very strong in Brazilian music. Luciano Magno and Fabio Valois help me to produce this great song!

 

 

4. For Love (3:35) 

Sallaberry / Fúlvio Oliveira

Sallaberry – Drums and percussion

Fúlvio Oliveira – Guitar

Maurício Marques – Keyboards

Claudio Rocha - Bass

Mixed by Guilherme Canaes

 

For Love was composed to my wife. This is a very soft Bossa Nova song, with great performance of my partner Fúlvio Oliveira. I recorded the drums playing with brushes, to keep the song realy light and soft.

 

 

5. De Manhã (3:22) 

 Sallaberry / Sandro Haick

Sallaberry – Drums

Sandro Haick – Acoustic guitar, guitar, bass, percussion and melodica

Pepe Rodriguez – Piano and whistle

 

Happy and positive energy! It was recorded in my first CD, Sambasong and Friends (2005) with great musicians as Sandro Haick and Pepe RodriguesThis is a Bossa Nova. Sandro Haick is a multi talented musician. When we started the project regarding Sallaberry and Friends Collection, to be released in Japan, I thought that I could improve the song even more, and then I recorded some new parts of the drum tracks. Now it sounds great!

 

 

6. Airflow (3:23) 

Sallaberry / Thiago Espírito Santo

Sallaberry – Drums

Airto Moreira – Percussion, voice and whistle

Marcos Romera – Keyboards

Thiago Espírito Santo – Bass and cavaquinho

Derico Sciotti - Tenor saxophone

Mixed by Marcos Romera and George Elias Nahssen

 

This is the first song of my first solo CD (Sambasong and Friends, 2005). It is very special for me, once really great musicians played on it, as Marcos Romera, Thiago Espírito Santo, Derico Sciotti and Airto Moreira. Oh! This is a dream team! Airto is a legend! He played with Miles Davis, Carlos Santana, Al Di Meola and many others. It is a very special song, with a very special Samba vibe!

 

 

7. Samba do Sapato (3:10) 

Sallaberry / Luciano Magno

Sallaberry – Drums

Luciano Magno – Guitar

Arismar do Espírito Santo – Bass

Mixed by Rodrigo Loli

 

This is a power trio song! I invited two great musicians to play Samba do Sapato (The Shoe Samba). Arismar do Espírito Santo is a multi-instrumentalist, and  Luciano Magno is a great guitar player. The real song from Brazil!

 

 

8. Missing Brazil (3:42) 

Sallaberry / Flávio Medeiros

Sallaberry – Drums and percussion

Flávio Medeiros – Keyboards

Claudio Rocha – Bass

Mayra Mello - Flute

Mixed by Guilherme Canaes

 

Soft samba with great partners. In Missing Brazil I recorded drums and percussion, and my partner Flávio Medeiros recorded keyboards. Very nice vibe! Claudio Rocha recorded bass and Mayra Mello – she is a great flute player! - recorded flute. Brazilian music…and I still miss Brazil – as always.

 

 

9. Rio (3:25) 

Sallaberry / Dney Bittencourt / Deisy Araújo

Sallaberry – Drums

Dney Bittencourt - Guitar

Deyse Araújo – Keyboards

Marcelo Gois – Bass

Doug Felício -  Trombone

Mixed by Guilherme Canaes

 

Rio is a perfect image of the Rio de Janeiro city. Hot, pulsanting…with the perfect mixing of rhythm and melody. My partner Dney Bitencourt – great guitar player! – invited the other great musicians to the recording session. Very nice song!

 

 

10. Los Angeles Connection (3:46)  

Sallaberry / Luciano Mazzeo

Sallaberry – Drums

Luciano Mazzeo – Guitar and acoustic guitar

Ricardo Ramos – Bass

Mixed by Guilherme Canaes

 

 In 2010 I recorded 15 drum tracks to be part of New Bossa cd (it was released in 2011). When I was spending some days in Los Angeles, I sent to my partner Luciano Mazzeo – great guitar player! – this song (only drums), and he recorded a very nice samba! When I still were in Los Angeles, I receive his idea to this song, and it was a very special moment. I named the song by Los Angeles Connection.

 

 

11. Olha o Rapa! (3:32) 

Sallaberry / Marcos Romera

Sallaberry – Drums and percussion

Marcos Romera - Keyboards

Chico Willcox – Bass

Mixed by Guilherme Canaes

 

Sunny, upbeat…Olha o Rapa! Was recorded by Marcos Romera and Chico Willcox – the dream team was there again! I loved this song and it was released in 2019, on Rhythm Of The Spirits cd.

 

 

12. O Samba do Silva (3:45) 

Sallaberry / Robertinho Silva / Thiago Espírito Santo

Sallaberry – Drums

Robertinho Silva – Pandeiro, surdo, tamborim and voices

Thiago Espírito Santo – Bass and acoustic guitar

Sandro Haick – Guitar

Mixed by Guilherme Canaes

 

The Brazilian vibe! After to record the drums, I invited the great drummer and percussionist Robertinho Silva. This guy is great! He played with Ron Carter , Wayne Shorter , Sarah Vaughan , George Duke and many others, and he was killer on this song! The great Sandro Haick and Thiago Espírito Santo recorded on this song too. Special time, special friends!

 

 

13. Rhythmist (0:33)

Sallaberry

Sallaberry – Matchbox

Mixed by Guilherme Canaes

 

Samba rhythm…

In Brazil people make samba hitting their hands, playing small percussion instruments as pandeiro and tamborim, and sometimes “playing matchbox” as well!

Rhythmist – the song – was released in Rhythmist cd (2013). On that cd I recorded different music instruments as Udu.  I recorded the samba Rhythmist played on the matchbox too, and it was great to include it on cd.

 

 

14. Ferve o Frevo (3:05) 

Sallaberry / Sandro Haick

Sallaberry – Drums

Sandro Haick – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, bandolim and percussion

Mixed by Guilherme Canaes

 

Frevo is a dance and musical style originating from Recife (city in  North/Northeast region of Brazil), traditionally associated with Brazilian Carnival. The word frevo is said to come from frever, a variant of the Portuguese word ferver (to boil). It is said that the sound of the frevo will make listeners and dancers feel as if they are boiling on the ground. The word frevo is used for both the frevo music and the frevo dance.

In Ferve o Frevo song I recorded with my partner Sandro Haick – as a duo - …and he was great again!

 

 

15. Friends (3:17)

Sallaberry / Michel Freidenson

Sallaberry – Drums and percussion

Michel Freidenson – Keyboards

Mixed by Guilherme Canaes

 

Sometimes I invite just one musician to play/record as a duo…and it was done in Friends. I invited the great pianist Michel Freidenson to play all keyboards tracks while I recorded the samba rhythm.

 

 

16. Frevo Lascado (2:40) 

Sallaberry / Luciano Magno

Sallaberry – Drums

Luciano Magno – Guitar

Chico Martins – Bass

Mixed by Guilherme Canaes

 

Frevo Lascado was recorded with my partner Luciano Magno. Once Luciano is a great musician and lives in Recife, he is the best guy to play frevo music genre! We recorded this song with Chico Martins on bass. It was really special for us!

 

 

17. Kalimba (3:02) 

Sallaberry / Ed Côrtes

Sallaberry –  Drums, kalimba and samples

Ed Côrtes – Saxophone and keyboards

Mixed by Guilherme Canaes

 

Another recording session as a duo! In 1998 Ed Côrtes  founded together with Antonio Pinto  an audio production company where they worked together in many projects for movie soundtracks such as “City of God”, by Fernando Meirelles. City of God was Oscar nominee in 4 categories and awarded in many festivals around the world, featuring in the list of the 100 best movies of all times. On Kalimba I started recording drums and kalimba (African music instrument), and then I included some audio sample voices. Ed Côrtes recorded saxophone and keyboards, and the African tribute was done.

 

 

18. Rhythm Of The Spirits II – Immersive Audio (1:20)

Sallaberry / Derico Sciotti

Sallaberry –  Drums, percussion and voices

Derico Sciotti – Flute

Mixed by Guilherme Canaes

Immersive Audio Engine and Design (3D) By Alex Sobral

 

 

When I was finishing the recording session of Rhythm Of The Spirits, I met my old friend Alex Sobral. Alex is a  Audio Designer, with strong background in Surround Sound technologies as specialist, and Flat and 360VR Videos and Immersive Audio as well. Alex suggested me to include in Rhythm Of The Spirits cd one version of the Rhythm Of The Spirits song, applying the audio 3D features on the song. After some hard work, the results of 3D audio were great, and then I included the song - now 3D!-  named Rhythm Of The Spirits II (the version of Rhythm Of The Spirits, in 3D formart). Please listen this song through headphones.