Cia. Cabelo de Maria - Projeto Cantos de Trabalho
The CD "Cantos de Trabalho" (working songs) appeared from the songs registered by Renata Mattar. The musician has been researching these working songs for more than ten years, recording, attending rituals and parties, learning verses and dances in many different places in the country. She's been searching for communities that still worked in "mutirão" (people who work in a mutual aid group for harvesting or house-building taking turns), and who make use of the music in their work. The result of these researches are in the CD released by Cia. Cabelo de Maria, under the direction of Renata Mattar. The songs presented on this CD come from the destaladeiras (women that pick the leaves) of tobacco from Arapiraca (AL), from the descascadeiras (women that take the skin off) of the manioc from Porto Real do Colégio (AL), from the rice planters from Propriá (SE), from the farinhada (flour production) of the community of Barrocas (BA), from the harvest of cocoa in Xique-Xique (BA), from the harvest of beans from Serrinha (BA) e from the spinsters of cotton from Vale do Jequitinhonha (MG). Musically, the arrangements privilege the acoustic format, taking a walk for a varied range of Brazilian regional rhythms and styles. The feminine voices come in first plan, assisted by guitars, cellos, violins, bass and other string instruments. The percussion is made with conventional instruments and proper objects used in the works, approaching the audition to the sensation of hearing the workers in their jobs. The CD counts on the special participation of the "destaladeiras" of tobacco from Arapiraca in some of the tracks. This choice was taken because, besides they have already participated of the Cia. Cabelo de Maria's concert, that community works, with a same group of people, in different jobs where the presence of singing is a constant. Thus, beyond songs of the "destalação" of the tobacco, the women of Arapiraca also present the coco (regional rhythm) for the building of adobe wall houses, songs to pound the corn and songs for the harvest of beans, giving a good sample of the working songs that are found throughout Brazil. TECHNICAL STAFF |
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