Show of excellence made by baiana flirts with social positioning, but Ivete’s pure party is its essence
Ivete Sangalo arrived with a strong vibe, different from what just happened on the Sunset stage. Larissa Luz had ordered a grand tribute to Elza Soares, with many black singers representing the flags of anti-prejudice and empowerment. It was a very emotional moment, with images of Elza on screen, phrases, tears, consternation and songs that she defended. Suddenly, the party on the next stage put everything under another vibe.
On guitar, solo by Sweet Child ‘O Mine Photo: PEDRO KIRILOS
Ivete does not have the talk of taking power and justice, although it inherently does, and does the show for the sake of the show. An artist who arrived before identitarianism and who decided not to explicitly adhere to it, or who took a long time to manifest himself, seems to be unable to enter the room anymore. Not being forced to turn her music into socio-political transport, as Daniela Mercury and Margareth Menezes had done, she followed her carnival essence and thus guided her career. For better or for worse, Brazilian pop music today would not produce another Ivete Sangalo. There are no more spaces for fun without the filter of consciousness.
What Ivete brought to Rock in Rio was something of the same standards as good international attractions. She starts off by playing the guitar, soloing the Sweet Child ‘O Mine riff, and then, without the instrument, she mixes sounds of consistently high temperature. Time of joy, great luck, party, summer code, that’s all. Morale is an irresistible samba funk. Then came Beleza Rara, the Latinized Mex in Cabeça, Dançando, A Galera and Céu do Boca. Ivete, in excellent shape, made the expected party with an excellence of great respect for his audience.
Apolitical, despite the phrases he lets out in the midst of the songs, such as “the country does not need weapons”, Ivete cannot be asked to change the course of its essence. It’s a generational question that a book would ask. Her big moment was remembering when she dedicated her first visit to Rock in Rio to her son who became a musician, Marcelo Sangalo, and now she calls him to play the piano when the rain passes. “Every mother has the right to see her children grow up without fear,” she said. If she’s a flag they want, she’s got it, even if she raises them a bit by force.
Source: Terra
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