the walls I don’t know how to listenthe new album by the band from Sao Paulo Chaos blockcomes to establish once and for all the strength and importance of this band in the Brazilian music scene and can be summed up in one word: blend. Bringing together the most diverse genres, from from reggae to rockGo through maracatu, afrobeat, carioca funk, rap, samba And iexa, Bloco brings a sound experience full of reflection and balance to 13 tracks. The album is now available on digital platforms.
The album features guest appearances of Maneva, Eleven: 20, Planta & Raiz, Marina Peraltafrom rap singer GOG and by the Argentine gang Los Cafés.
“It is a great honor to have these giant names with us”, to celebrate Andrea Leedrummer of the group, “It just goes to show how important our message is and that we have done a great job so far, trustworthy and respectful. These names embraced the idea and came with everything!”
With politically engaged lyrics, the album is a great positioning: “For us, art has a social function”Comments Ale Cazarottolead singer of the band and one of the producers and writers of the album. “It makes the listener think. It doesn’t change the world, but it changes people. People change the world”, to complete.
From the name, the work speaks aloud. Referring to a line from one of the songs on the record – holy nameinspired by Carlos Drummond de Andrade and thrown next to the Plant and root – “The walls do not know how to listen” is a title of great symbolism. The “walls” symbolize division, separation and oppression. What holds us and surrounds us. These same walls do not listen, they are not open to debate: they must be demolished with action, with struggle. “The name sums up many aspects of the album for us”, points Renato Frei, the guitarist of the band and one of the producers and writers of the record.
“We are not interested in encouraging the word, we want to encourage action”. Also, the name speaks to the idea that the “walls” won’t be able to listen to the album. “We have a side. And that side is not the side of oppression, of fascism. It’s not the side of these walls. These songs are for us, not for them.”He says Cazarotto.
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Source: Terra
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