Kindala
1991 studio album by Margareth Menezes
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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]
| Kindala | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Label | Mango | |||
| Producer | Nestor Madrid | |||
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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
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [11] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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'" |