Kindala

Kindala
Studio album by
Margareth Menezes
Released1991
LabelMango
ProducerNestor Madrid
Margareth Menezes chronology
Um Canto Pra Subir
(1990) 		Kindala
(1991) 		Luz Dourada
(1993)

Kindala is an album by the Brazilian musician Margareth Menezes.[1][2] It was released in 1991.[3] It reached the top 10 on Billboard's World Albums chart.[4] Menezes supported the album with an international tour.[5]

Production

The album was produced by Nestor Madrid.[6] Jimmy Cliff sang on "Me Abraça e Me Beija", which he also cowrote.[7][5] "Fé Cega, Faca Amolada" is a cover of the Milton Nascimento song.[8] "Jet Ski" is a protest song about, among other things, environmental degradation in Brazil.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Chicago Tribune[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[12]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide[6]
The News & Observer[9]

Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album melds "the rough rhythms of Bahia with modern technology."[12] The Chicago Tribune stated that the "samba-reggae" sound "joins thundering Afro-Brazilian bloco afro percussion with the well-recognized rhythms and social messages of reggae."[11]

The Province said that Kindala adds "reggae and African rhythms to a mighty orchestra of latin percussion."[13] Newsday determined that it "leans most heavily towards a percussive unification of samba's big-bottom strut with reggae's languorous lope."[14]

AllMusic wrote: "In contrast to so much of the softer, more jazz-influenced pop that has come out of Rio de Janeiro, Kindala is grittier and notably percussive, yet consistently melodic."[10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fé Cega, Faca Amolada" 
2."Paz No Mundo (Pwazon Rat)" 
3."Negrume da Noite" 
4."Jet Ski" 
5."Negro Nago" 
6."Vendaval Temporal" 
7."Me Abraça e Me Beija" 
8."Repique Romântico" 
9."Kindala" 
10."Menina Dandára" 
11."Praga Do Céu" 
12."Pot-Pourri 'Samba Reggae'" 

References

  1. ^ "Divina Maga". Geral. A Tarde. February 19, 2012. pp. 22–23.
  2. ^ Lannert, John (Dec 22, 1991). "Menezes blends right in". Sun Sentinel. p. 3F.
  3. ^ "Margareth Menezes Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Bibisi, Suzan (March 27, 1992). "From Jamaicans to Ethiopians, Musicians Feel at Home in U.S.". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L7.
  5. ^ a b c Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 706.
  6. ^ a b MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 507.
  7. ^ "Album Reviews — Kindala by Margareth Menezes". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 47. Nov 23, 1991. p. 35.
  8. ^ Pareles, Jon (15 June 1991). "Sounds Raw and Sweet by a Singer on the Move". The New York Times. p. 13.
  9. ^ a b Olsher, Dean (December 8, 1991). "Alterative listening for the holidays". The News & Observer. p. H2.
  10. ^ a b "Kindala". AllMusic.
  11. ^ a b Heim, Chris (2 Jan 1992). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 8.
  12. ^ a b "Kindala". Entertainment Weekly.
  13. ^ Harrison, Tom (9 Sep 1992). "Margareth Menezes: Kindala". The Province. p. C5.
  14. ^ Oumano, Elena (17 Nov 1991). "New Releases". Fanfare. Newsday. p. 17.