>>Catalog >>Coleção Nacional << track listing >> Instituto - Coleção Nacional Despite achieving a certain degree of success among the critics with his debut album 'Sambadelic', producer Rica Amabis carried on working as a sound engineer. In his spare time he and his work mate Tejo Damasceno (another producer, author of the track "Follow Me Follow Me (Quem Que Caguetou?)" along with Black Alien & Speed) created the project Instituto - which was completed with the adherence of multi-instrumentalist, producer and sound engineer Daniel Ganjaman, and the duo Rodrigo Silveira and Márcio Simch, whose responsibility is to translate graphically and visually the sound made by the trio and their various partners. Adopting the modus operandi that started simultaneously abroad (by studio masters Prince Paul and Dan the Automator, on the Handsome Boy Modelling School project) and in Brazil (by Mamelo Sound System), the production nucleus hatched a collection of partnerships with hotshots from the most diverse corners of soundscience - from Sabotage to Nação Zumbi with surprising ease and fluidity. Beats, samples and instruments moulded to generate atmospheres of samba, dub, hip-hop and jungle, which alternate naturally along the record. The perfect vision of future Brasil - a natural home of fusion in all its senses. BEATBOXSAMBA: The introduction to the album is by Fernandinho Beat Box - one of best-known beat box performers in São Paulo and founding member of Z'África Brasil- here he showcases his deft skills mixing hip-hop and samba. CABEÇA DE NEGO: One of the highlights of "Coleção Nacional'. The rapper Sabotage applies (for the first time) his samba style to pay homage to the orixás (afro-brazilian gods) as well as paying his deepest respects to all unknown heroes. DIA DE DESFILE: Another track where hip-hop and samba come face to face, but from a different perspective. The treatment given to the vocals of Rappin' Hood (one of the top rappers coming out of Brazil) and the powerful bass line recorded by Dengue of Nação Zumbi, is a tribute to the sensi-infusion of Jamaican dub. NA LADEIRA: Produced by another member of Nação Zumbi (the rhythm master Pupilo) and Rica Amabis, this track oozes from the swamps of manguebeat and vocals come courtesy of Roger Man, of Bonsucesso Samba Clube. It is the first track on the record that merges various live musicians, among them Daniel Ganjaman on keyboards, Quincas Moreira on trombone and Alexandre Basa of Mamelo Sound System on flute. O DIA SEGUINTE: The beats of the institutional Tejo and turntablist Zé Gonzales (who also scratches "Cabeça de Nego") create a platform for BNegão to lay over his political-spiritual prophecy. As usual, the MC from Rio de Janeiro dazzles on the mic - this time quoting Tim Maia in his Racional phase and reinforced by Otto, who sings the chorus. SOLARIS: This is Nação Zumbi inna rub-a-dub style. The percussion combo from Recife is replaced by electronic beats crafted by Pupilo and Rica Amabis, in an instrumental track, where Dengue plays the Family Man and Jorge du Peixe pays his respec' to the late master of melodica Augustus Pablo. SÓ MAIS UM SAMBA: Another instrumental, this lounging, lo-fi sound is Daniel Bozio's first production since leaving Mamelo Sound System, a nice one performed together with brother Amabis and Luca Raele on clarinet. Acker Bilk meets Money Mark meets old school samba don, Cartola. DAMA TEREZA: Another samba, hip-hop mix. Sabotage shows he is up there with past Brazilian storytellers such as Nelson Sargento and Monarco da Portela, and this track proves to be one of the most killer cuts put out by the MC. TABOCAS: An almost complete line up of Z'África Brasil: besides Fernandinho, the MCs Gaspar and Funk Buia and their loyal partner DJ Periférico (from experimental drum 'n bass outfit Autoload), Instituto and the drummer Sapotone. A war cry against the system weighs in heavily as the chorus, a praise to Brazilian slave liberator Zumbi, beats hard. VERDIN 2: Nação Zumbi's kitchen adds power to the trio in this instrumental groove lead by Ganjaman's Hammond. #l: The first recorded sound collaboration between Ganja and his brother Maurício Takara. Distilling influences from Roy Ayers and Banda Black Rio's jazz-funk into a deep musical punch, the duo achieve a soundscape which would leave Tortoise rocker-jazzists blushing. POESIA DE CONCRETO: That Sabotage is irreplaceable, is an indisputable fact. But in order to carry on, Instituto needed to find a new MC. The chosen one hails from the northside of São Paulo and goes by the name of Kamau. Also a member of other crews Consequência and Simples, he is an expert in improvised rhymes and beats. Proof of his talent can be found in this positive hip-hop track inspired by the likes of A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock and Gang Starr. TAMBÉM: Bossa-electronica led by Flu, who's second CD was released by the Instituto label. On this track, the country's most important producer of lounge music makes a successful partnership with the bosses of the label, to rock cocktail parties from Goiás to Goa - inna cool styla. JUNTANDO COCO: Instituto's remix of to the tradicional song "COCO DO PNEU/ UMA MEDALHA DOURADA/ CAVALHEIRO, RODE A DAMA/ A DESPEDIDA" of Dona Cila, Heleno Oliveira and Jaime Gonzaga do Nascimento, with scratches of the prodigy-boy Kid Koala. SÓ VOU DEIXAR OS OSSOS: Despite the fact that the great midia doesn't swallow his corrosive lyrics, Fred Zero Quatro is, together with Mano Brown, the best lyricist of our times. Here he makes a sordid allegory of the state of the nation - with blessings from Jorge Ben, Joe Sturmmer of The Clash and Serge Gainsbourg - over a base filled with echoes and delays. TRAIDORES DA BABILONIA (TRAIDORES DUB): The record ends with an instrumental reggae track which gives it's name to the parallel project of the members of the groups Ultramen and Comunidade Nin-Jitsu from Rio Grande do Sul. It's almost ten minutes of true devotion to Mad Professor, Lee Perry and other Jamaican masters. CABEÇA DE NEGO (REMIX): Following the tragic loss of the irreplaceable Sabotage, the original members of "Institutional Orchestra" re-recorded this celebrated version in the studio. Featuring key names of the current Brazilian scene, such as Hurtmold, Mamelo Sound Sysem and Cidadão Instigado. OS+NÃO Translated by Mina Urbanus and Chico Urbanus