Released in 2004, recorded in May of 2003 at MM Studio, Campinas, SP
Recorded at MM Studio, Campinas, in May 2003 - releasing in 2004

Iberian medieval dances and songs mixed with fandangos, catiras, oxen and cantorias from the small rural communities of Brazil, tracing the path of love that crossed the ocean and here they contributed, translating into nostalgia and songs that evoke the great cultural cauldron that is the Brazil. The music of the past and of our traditions focused dynamically and open to the interventions of the present.
In the repertoire, ANIMA brings a new reading of one of the seven remaining music poems of the Portuguese troubadour Martin Codax "Ondas do Mar de Vigo"; of Sephardic Spain the novel "En La Mar hay una Torre" and the dance contained in the "Manuscript du Roy", the Estampie Ghaetta. From the Brazilian oral tradition, there are dances from the São Paulo coast, from Ubatuba and Paraty, a fashion from "Xiba" and a "Tontinha", and from Paraíba and Ceará a "Marujada" and a "Cavalo Marinho", respectively, besides the compositions of José Eduardo Gramani (1944-1998) - one of the founders of the group and rabequeiro - and of Ricardo Matsuda, violeta of the ANIMA Group, among other compositions.

During the last 12 years ANIMA has developed a unique language based on the intimate affinities that exist between the culture of Brazilian communities living on the fringes the industrialization process, the "traditional" societies, and cultures from the European Middle Ages and Renaissance. Its members create music based on an intense process of artistic cooperation, collective arrangements, improvisation and composition. Although long, this path brings to surface the six members' multiple musical experiences, allowing the formation of an allegorical and timeless language that preserves the ritualistic character of popular celebrations. These festivities, their myths and dramatic expression are transported to stage in chamber ensemble style and sophisticated language in constant dialogue with past and present, popular and erudite cultures.
The instruments used by the group are emblems of this ancestral memory: the Brazilian fiddle and 10-string guitar contrasted with the harpsichord and the flute, seasoned with a sophisticated rhythmic pattern woven by various percussion instruments like the zarb (Iranian hand drum) and a clay jug.
Vocal malleability becomes imperative to the necessities of a repertoire that includes various musical styles, from troubadour songs to jazzy improvisations.


DALGA LARRONDO percussion / percussion
zarb: classic Iranian model copy / after a classical Iranian model
moringa de cerámica / clay jug: copy of model marajoara / after a Marajó model, State of Pará
bendir: copy of Turkish model by / after the Turquish model made by António Gamez, Madrid, 1994
Congo drum box: copy of Minas Gerais model by / after the Minas Gerais model made by Daniel Toledo, 1999
box of the divine / divine drum: copy of model maranhense by / after a Maranhão model made by / Mr. Peixinho
reco-reco: model and construction of / designed and made by Tavares da Gaita, Caruaru, PE, 1999
triangle / triangle; tambourine / tambourine; caxixi

ISA TAUBE voice / voice

LUIZ FIAMINGHI Brazilian fiddles / Brazilian fiddles
fiddle (1): model and construction / designed and made by Nelson dos Santos, Marechal Deodoro, AL
fiddle (2): model and construction / designed and made by Nelson dos Santos, Marechal Deodoro, AL
fiddle (3): model and construction of / designed and made by Martinho dos Santos, Morretes, PR
fiddle (4): model and construction of / designed and made by Mestre Davino Aguiar, Cananéia, SP

PATRICIA GATTI clove / harpsichord
Built by / made by Abel Vargas, São Paulo, SP, 1993, second model / after Pascal Taskin (Paris 1723-1793)

RICARDO MATSUDA Brazilian guitar and guitar / Brazilian ten-string guitar and guitar

viola brasileira / Brazilian ten-string guitar (1): model and construction of / designed and made by Levi Ramiro, Bauru, SP, 2001
viola brasileira / Brazilian ten-string guitar (2): model and construction of / designed and made by / Levi Ramiro, Bauru, SP, 2003
guitar / guitar (3): model and construction / designed and made by Shigemitsu Sugiyama, São Paulo, SP, 1997

VALERIA BITTAR flutes and flute yãkwá / recorders and yãkwá recorder
flute alto / alto (1): built by / made by F. Morgan, Australia, 1980, according to / after J. C. Denner, Nürnberg, Germany, XVIII
flute soprano (2): built by / made by Helge Michael Stiegler, Vienna, Austria, 1999, second model from / after Jacob van Eyck, Holland, XVI
flute contralto in sun (3): built by / made by Abel Vargas, São Paulo, 1993, according to model of / after Fontego Ganassi, Italy, XVI

Direção Artística/Artistic Direction - ANIMA
Produção Executiva/Executive Prodution - Valeria Bittar, Luiz Fiaminghi
Produção Fonográfica/Audio Production - Patricia Gatti
Gravação/Recording Engeneer - André Mais/MM Estúdio, Campinas, SP
Mixagem/Mixed and Edited by - Ricardo Matsuda, André Mais
Fotos/Photos - Adriano Rosa, Carlino Amaral, Angélica del Neri, Luciano Ponzio
Criação e Projeto Gráfico/Graphic Designer - Marcelo Taube
Ilustrações em Aquarela/Water Colour Illustration - Marcelo Taube
Produção Gráfica/Graphic Production - Valeria Bittar