Maneva releases ‘Tudo Vira Reggae Ao Vivo’ and warns fans: ‘new tracks are being born’ [ENTREVISTA]

O handle released this Thursday, 10, the album Everything Turns Live Reggae, which brings together reinterpretations of classic compositions of Brazilian music to the rhythm of reggae. The 8th of June — when the band performed for more than 10,000 people at Parque Villa-Lobos, in São Paulo — became a milestone in the group’s 18 years on the road from São Paulo and motivated the new album.

How it all began

Amidst the pandemic, several artists articulated ways to continue the work. In case of handle, the solution found was similar to that of many other musicians: the lives. The live performance served to celebrate Brazilian music through reformulated classics in the rhythm of reggae, the group’s specialty.

With the good public reception, the handle released — in July 2020 — a collection of hits that were part of the performance broadcast on YouTube. The album has a title that speaks for itself: Everything Goes Reggae. At the end of the following year, the disc gained a sequel in Everything Turns Reggae II.

Songs

Everything Turns Live Reggae it’s just the first stage of the quintet’s releases. The album features duets with Marcelo Falcão, Toni Garrido, Felipe Araújo It is Victor Kley in the tracks “What’s Left of Heaven”, “All Kinds of Love”, “Evidence” It is “Brunette”respectively.

In addition to these, “Annunciation”in Alceu Valença; “That Such Liberty“, of just to contradict; “My Piece of Sin”in João Gomes; the medley of “Codename Beija-Flor” / “Cathedral”, successes of cazuza It is Zelia Duncan; “Once again”in Jota Quest; It is “The fall”in Gloria Grooveare included.

“We seek to make a fair tribute to those who have done and still do so much for music. It is an affectionate way of saying ‘thank you very much, we love you'”, he said. polli’s tales in a press release.

Videos of “What’s Left of Heaven”, “Annunciation”, “That Such Freedom” It is “The fall” arrive on YouTube this Friday, the 11th. On the 17th, it’s time for “Evidence”, “Codename Beija-Flor” / “Cathedral” It is “All Kinds of Love”. On August 24th, “Brunette”, “My Piece of Sin” It is “Once again”.

polli’s tales, Felipe Sousa, Fernando Gato, Fabinho Araujo It is Diego Andrade talked to the Rolling Stone Brazil about the new album and what to expect from the future. Read the full interview with the members of the handle:

Rolling Stone Brasil: How did you select the songs that would receive a reggae version? Classical artists and those relatively new to the music scene have integrated these choices. How was that?
Fernando Gato: It was a really judicious process, which revisited our personal stories, our affective memories. They are songs that marked different generations in a very impactful way. Our choice was based on the work and admiration, at first. Then came the versions [em reggae]. Everything really turns into reggae and then came our questions about the choices, about the participation… So, what the public will be able to hear and watch is the result of a lot of research (with love), listening without moderation to these guys who did and still do history.

Rolling Stone Brasil: The launch received some criticism from demanding Internet users, who asked for new authorial songs. Does the group have something in mind?
Felipe Sousa: We haven’t stopped producing, not even composing. Author music is part of our daily needs and is, without a doubt, the trademark of handle. However, we celebrate the Gold certification, with 156 million streams of the project Everything Goes Reggae. Of course, there are fans who crave new compositions, it’s normal! But they can rest assured, because new tracks are being born.

Rolling Stone Brasil: I checked in the band’s schedule that they have shows scheduled until the end of the year, in several cities in Brazil. We can expect a presentation focused on the Everything Turns Live Reggae or will there be some changes in the setlist? What are the expectations?
Fabinho Araújo: We have the idea of ​​taking the show Everything Turns Live Reggaebut in a more premium and punctual. It will be an audience experience, not just a show. We want to repeat what happened in the recording of the DVD which was just fantastic. Our tour continues with our copyrights, successes achieved in these 18 years, a reason for honor and prestige for us.

Rolling Stone Brazil: It’s 18 years of Maneva! Going through a pandemic, from 2005 to now, what has changed for you? And what do you expect from the future?
Diego Andrade: It was a time of construction, but of great achievement. O handle was a dream. Living from music and for music was our greatest desire. We achieved. Saying it was easy, of course it wasn’t… We had a life, a career, each in a different area, but we loved music. Above all, there was commitment and perseverance. It’s that “believe”, you know? Today, we celebrate not only 18 years, but the affection with which the public welcomed us, translated into love at the shows, always with a full house, in the 19 certifications, nine of which are Gold, six Platinum, one Triple Platinum and three Diamond . That’s 2.3 billion streams and a nomination to the Latin Grammy. It’s too much! And what do we want for the future? The sky is the limit! Music heals! And as far as they allow us, we will take our songs.

Rolling Stone Brasil: I find it difficult to find someone who doesn’t know Maneva. When you released the first album, I was only 5 years old, but I’ve always known about the band and memorized several songs. How do you see Maneva’s role in Brazilian music? Can you say that they achieved success? What would achieving success be like for you?
Tales de Polli: First, thank you for your love and words. [É] Difficult to define “success”. Is it translated into numbers? On fans? In prizes? Indications? We achieve success because we do what we like. We live from music, for music and that’s the hardest part. to score several [músicas] copyrights, have your own style and move forward, it takes courage. We believed because we knew the power of music. And music, indeed, heals. I think some passages were very important for us, how our music changed life, prevented certain situations, gave a new look and hope. It touches a lot. And reading these reports from fans and people who just listened to us and wanted to share the event, it’s like the universe says, “Yes, you did it.” So success is living what you like and making a difference in the lives of others.

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