Existir
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Existir was the second full-length studio disc
from Portuguese band Madredeus
. The group gained a better sound and production this time around, as it recorded in an actual studio, rather than below a tram railway (as was their first disc).
The music maintains the same sextet format as its predecessor; the classical guitar
s, the keyboards
, the accordion
, the cello
, and vocalist Teresa Salgueiro
; yet it finds them forming a bond between their original music and Portuguese folk, together with the atmosphere created by the use of keyboards & synthesizers. The festive/traditional "O Pastor (The Shepherd)" became a national hit.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
from Portuguese band Madredeus
Madredeus
Madredeus is a Portuguese band. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music with influences of modern folk music...
. The group gained a better sound and production this time around, as it recorded in an actual studio, rather than below a tram railway (as was their first disc).
The music maintains the same sextet format as its predecessor; the classical guitar
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
s, the keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, the accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, the cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, and vocalist Teresa Salgueiro
Teresa Salgueiro
Teresa Salgueiro , OIH is a Portuguese singer. She is best known as the lead singer of Madredeus from 1987 until 2007....
; yet it finds them forming a bond between their original music and Portuguese folk, together with the atmosphere created by the use of keyboards & synthesizers. The festive/traditional "O Pastor (The Shepherd)" became a national hit.
Track listing
- "Matinal (Vocal Version)" – 3:24
- "O Pastor" – 3:42
- "O Navio" – 3:36
- "Tardes De Bolonha (Instrumental)" – 3:05
- "O Ladrão" – 2:50
- "Confissão" – 2:48
- "O Pomar Das Laranjeiras" – 4:20
- "Cuidado" – 4:12
- "As Ilhas Dos Açores" – 5:04
- "O Menino" – 3:56
- "Solstício" – 4:14
- "A Vontade De Mudar " – 2:19
- "O Pastor" was covered by vocalist/guitarist Rafael BittencourtRafael BittencourtRafael Bittencourt is a Brazilian guitarist, composer and co-founder of the band Angra.-Biography:With a very broad formation, Bittencourt studied with the best guitar teachers in Brazil and other countries...
(co-founder of the Brazilian heavy metal band AngraAngra (band)Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
) on his solo record Bittencourt Project – Brainworms I