Tribalistas (2017 album)

Tribalistas is the second studio album by Brazilian supergroup Tribalistas, a trio consisting of Marisa Monte, Arnaldo Antunes and Carlinhos Brown. It was released on 25 August 2017, 15 years after their successful debut album.[1]

Tribalistas
Studio album by Tribalistas
Released	25 August 2017
Recorded	20 March – 2 April 2017 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Genre	MPB pop
Length	38:45
Label	Phonomotor Records Universal Music
Producer	Marisa Monte Arnaldo Antunes Carlinhos Brown Alê Siqueira Daniel Carvalho (co-producers)
Tribalistas chronology
Tribalistas (2002) Tribalistas (2017)
Marisa Monte chronology
O Que Você Quer Saber de Verdade (2011) Tribalistas (2017)
Arnaldo Antunes chronology
Já É (2015) Tribalistas (2017) RSTUVXZ (2018)
Carlinhos Brown chronology
Artefireaccua - Incinerando o Inferno (2015) Tribalistas (2017) Semelhantes (2017)
Singles from Tribalistas
"Aliança" Released: 10 August 2017 "Diáspora" Released: 10 August 2017 "Um Só" Released: 10 August 2017 "Fora da Memória" Released: 10 August 2017

Background

In 2002, longtime partners Marisa Monte, Arnaldo Antunes and Carlinhos Brown formed supergroup Tribalistas. Their first album was released by the end of that year in Brazil and in the rest of the World in the following year. It was a huge success, topping charts and reaching diamond status after selling 1,5 million copies in the country, even with no promotion or interviews.[2] They also received five nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards, winning one: Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album.[3]

In 2013, they released a single titled "Joga Arroz" ("Throw Rice") in support of same-sex civil marriage. The song was featured at the website of the Casamento Civil Igualitário ("Egalitarian Civil Marriage") campaign, promoted by federal congressman Jean Wyllys. It did not receive TV and radio airplay, either.[4]

Throughout 2016, Monte, Antunes and Brown traveled a couple of times to Salvador, Bahia, where they composed two or three songs a day. These sessions resulted in around 20 new songs.[5]

Later, in November, Monte had Antunes and Brown as surprise guests at her show at Concha Acústica de Salvador. Together,  they performed "Velha Infância", "Já Sei Namorar" and "Passe em Casa". The surprise performance led the media to speculate on a possible Tribalistas reunion.[6]

Release and promotion

The three members announced their return during a surprise live session held simultaneously at each of their official Facebook pages. In the video, they revealed four new tracks: "Diáspora", "Aliança", "Um Só" and "Fora da Memória".

The group also announced partnerships with Pedro Baby and Pretinho da Serrinha on two songs. A DVD, shot during the album recording sections between March and April 2017, was also confirmed. Additionally, a TV special called "Especial Tribalistas" was aired on 31 August on Rede Globo.[7]

The album also received a hand album edition, an exclusive digital booklet with the songs, videos, chord charts, technical information and pictures of the trio during the recording sessions. The hand album is a partnership with Facebook and Spotify.

On 24 August, the group announced the final track listing and the album cover. The album was made available on all digital platforms on the following day, topping the iTunes Store in Brazil and reaching No. 2 in Portugal, No. 5 in Argentina and in Chile, No. 6 in Colombia and No. 14 in Spain, besides other positions in countries such as Italy, France and Belgium.[8]

Later, on 28 March 2018, Monte, Antunes and Brown officially announced the much speculated and requested Tribalistas Tour 2018, the first by the trio. It brought them to ten Brazilian state capitals, including Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Fortaleza, São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Belém, Curitiba, Brasília and Belo Horizonte.[9]

Cover art and booklet

CD and DVD

The cover art of the album features artwork by Luiz Zerbini, a friend of the three members and a renowned Brazilian multimedia artist. He followed the album recordings and produced illustrations of the band members as the songs were created and recorded.[10]

Hand album

The album was released on a special edition called Hand Album and created in partnership with Facebook and Spotify. It was a request by the members to give a different meaning to the consuming of digital music. The platform was developed by Brazilians after a programming marathon held in Rio de Janeiro and prototypes tests until they reached a language that was easy to the public. The platform was then finished by professionals from the United States and Europe.[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Diáspora" (Diaspora)	Arnaldo Antunes, Carlinhos Brown, Marisa Monte	4:04
2.	"Um Só" (One)	Antunes, Brown, Monte, Brás Antunes	3:19
3.	"Fora da Memória" (Out of the Memory)	Antunes, Brown, Monte, Pedro Baby, Pretinho da Serrinha	3:53
4.	"Aliança" (Alliance)	Antunes, Brown, Monte, Baby, Serrinha	3:57
5.	"Trabalivre" (A portmanteau of the words "trabalho" (work) and "livre" (free))	Antunes, Brown, Monte, Carminho	3:43
6.	"Baião do Mundo" (World Baião)	Antunes, Brown, Monte	3:17
7.	"Ânima" (Anima)	Antunes, Brown, Monte, Cezar Mendes	3:54
8.	"Feliz e Saudável" (Happy and Healthy)	Antunes, Brown, Monte	2:50
9.	"Lutar e Vencer" (To Fight and to Win)	Antunes, Brown, Monte	2:54
10.	"Os Peixinhos" (The Little Fish (featuring Carminho))	Antunes, Brown, Monte, Carminho	4:27
Total length:			38:45

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Zero Hora	[12]
Folha de S.Paulo	[13]
Helder Maldonado	Unfavorable[14]
O Estado de S. Paulo	Favorable[15]
O Globo	Regular[16]
Hoje em Dia	Unfavorable[17]

Tribalistas received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with many considering it inferior to the trio's 2002 debut and some even labeling it as "unnecessary".

Writing for Zero Hora, Alexandre Lucchese expressed disbelief that the album would repeat the commercial success of its predecessor, but stated it shouldn't be a failure, either. He pointed the political and non-partisan tone as evidence of the band's maturing, called the title "lazy" and praised the track "Um Só", although he considered it a repetition of "Tribalistas", from the first album. He concluded his analysis by saying that "the album hardly creates estrangement or disgust, although it is also little likely to generate great empathy – and euphoria would be asking too much".[12]

Marco Aurélio Canônico was more critical of the album, calling it "less creative, less inspired, less necessary". He said the similar sound of both albums could be seen both as "identity" and as "sign of creative fatigue". On the other hand, he considered that the songs authored by the three members alone work better than the partnerships. He concluded his text by stating that "in the cynical and bellicose times that lie ahead, Tribalistas look out of place with their peace and love spirit –perhaps precisely because of this they are necessary. But their new album show a trio that is not only smaller than the sum of its isolated parts, but than what it once was".[13]

In his blog at R7, Helder Maldonado said the album "drags on on songs with little inspired arrangements and ideologically engaged lyrics". For him, the album fails to repeat the "elegance" of their debut and is "almost hermetic and overly focused on introspection". Besides that, he considered that the guest performances of other musicians decharacterized the project. Finally, he said that "maybe Tribalistas really wanted to innovate and release something completely different from the album that consecrated them. And they did it. And changing is always healthy. The problem is that it's not always for the better."[14]

Writing for O Globo, Bernardo Araujo considered that the album comes "without a crisis, but without great moments, either" and that "big fans of the trio will, once more, enjoy it a lot, but Tribalistas, once more, appear to be having more fun than the public". Speaking specifically about the opening track "Diáspora", he considered it "bad luck" that the song was released on the same day as "As Caravanas", by Chico Buarque (a song that deals with the same theme).[16]

At Hoje em Dia, Lucas Buzatti stated that the album "stumble upon the attempt of reproducing the feat [of their debut] with old formulas and repetitive themes". He praised the tracks "Diáspora", "Fora da Memória" and "Trabalivre", but criticized "Um Só", "Aliança", "Baião do Mundo" and "Ânima", writing mixed comments about "Feliz e Saudável", "Lutar e Vencer" and "Os Peixinhos". He ended his text by saying that "Tribalistas gets stuck at the more of the same. If on one hand the trio establishes its signature sound, on the other hand they expose a frustrating predictability for people waiting for something new."[17]

Adriana Del Ré, from O Estado de S. Paulo, wrote a positive review about the album. She said that the return preserving "the tribalistic DNA" was a "relief" and that reuniting without doing so wouldn't make sense. On the other hand, she noted a change in the lyrics, which went from "a certain innocence" on the 2002 album to "a more politicized attitude" on the 2017 release.[15]

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
United States (Billboard World Albums)	13[18]

Soundtrack

• "Aliança" was part of the soundtrack for the 9 pm telenovela O Outro Lado do Paraíso (2017), by Rede Globo.
• "Um Só" is part of the soundtrack for the series Malhação: Vidas Brasileiras (2018), also by Rede Globo.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2018	A2IM Libera Awards 2018	Best World Album	Nominated
	Prêmio da Música Brasileira	Visual Project
		Best Pop/Rock/Reggae/Hip-hop/Funk Group
	19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards	Best Portuguese Language Song – "Aliança"

Personnel

Taken from the album booklet:[19]

Managing

• Monte Criação e Produção Ltda. (Phonomotor): label, owner of copyrights/phonographic copyrights
• Rosa Celeste (Universal Music Publishing Group): national/international distribution, licensing
• Ed. Candyall Music (SLEM): editor
• Published by Monte Songs and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing

Visuals and images

Cover artwork: Luiz Zerbini Graphical project: Lêka Coutinho and Fabiano Feroli graphic coordination: Geysa Adnet Reviewing: Luiz Augusto

Social media: Marco Froner and Carol Coelho Chord charts: Dadi Carvalho Clearances: Solange Ruiz

Produção

Production: Marisa Monte Co-production: Arnaldo Antunes, Carlinhos Brown, Alê Siqueira and Daniel Carvalho Production director: Leonardo Netto Recording: Alê Siqueira e Daniel Carvalho

Editing: Alê Siqueira, Daniel Carvalho e Marisa Monte Mixing and mastering: Daniel Carvalho Executive production: Suely Aguiar Studio coordination: Marcio Barros

Instrumentation

Marisa Monte: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, claps, reco-reco, mouth percussion, Fender Rhodes, Hammond, pandeiro, wooden spoon and melodica Arnaldo Antunes: lead vocals, claps, mouth percussion Carlinhos Brown: lead vocals, handicraft electronics, berimbau, tambourine, drums, bongo drum, conga, shaker, Hammond, karkabou, bacurinha, beatbox, ganzá, afoxés, gong, ride cymbal, cajón, pandeirola, zampogna, Tenori-On, temple block, wood block, gã, Qchord, timbau, tumbadora, heat spreader, gaita de la sierra, rainstick, music box, chimes, snare drum, off-beaat, cowbell, accordion, pans, repinique, agogô, wristband and clef

Carminho: lead vocals, metallophone, reco-reco and mouth percussion Dadi Carvalho: acoustic and electric guitar, sitar, claps, bass, Hammond, piano, mandolin and Fender Rhodes Cezar Mendes: acoustic guitar, claps Pedro Baby: acoustic and electric guitars Pretinho da Serrinha: cavaquinho

Release history

Country	Date	Format(s)	Label
Brazil	1 May 2018	LP	Polysom
	25 August 2017	CD Digital download	Phonomotor Records Universal Music
Argentina		Digital download
Chile
United States
Canada
Mexico
United Kingdom
Ireland
Portugal
France
Spain
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Netherlands
Switzerland
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
China

References

1. "Tribalistas lançam álbum completo nesta noite e divulgam capa do disco". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
2. "Certificados de Vendas de Tribalistas". Pro-Música Brasil (ABPD) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
3. "Brasileiros brilham apenas em categorias regionais". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
4. "Tribalistas lançam música em apoio ao casamento gay; ouça 'Joga arroz'". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
5. "Tribalistas voltam a trabalhar". UAI (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
6. "Tribalistas: Brown e Antunes participam de show de Marisa Monte". Jornal O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
7. "Tribalistas vão apresentar novo disco em especial na Globo". Zero Hora (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
8. "Tribalistas Charts Positions – Last update: 08/25 14:50 EDT". Kworb. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
9. "Primeira turnê dos Tribalistas começa em julho na Bahia e passa por nove capitais". Mauro Ferreira – G1. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
10. "Marisa Monte – Facebook". Marisa Monte. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
11. "Tribalistas inaugura plataforma musical do Facebook; saiba mais sobre o Hand Album". Rolling Stone (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
12. Lucchese, Alexandre (28 August 2017). "Tribalistas voltam sem a energia do disco de estreia". Zero Hora. Grupo RBS. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
13. Canônico, Marco Aurélio (26 August 2017). "Juntos, Tribalistas são menos interessantes do que separados". Folha de S.Paulo. Grupo Folha. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
14. Maldonado, Helder (26 August 2017). "Novo disco dos Tribalistas prova que a banda não precisava ter voltado". HelderMaldonado. Grupo Record. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
15. Ré, Adriana Del (25 August 2017). "Crítica: No novo disco, Tribalistas flutuam entre a aura naïf e a politização". O Estado de S. Paulo. Grupo Estado. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
16. Araujo, Bernardo (27 August 2017). "Crítica: Tribalistas, a maior roda de violão do mundo". O Globo. Grupo Globo. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
17. Buzatti, Lucas (28 August 2017). "Após hiato de 15 anos, Tribalistas lançam novo álbum e tropeça na mesmice". Hoje em Dia. Ediminas. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
18. "Tribalistas – Billboard Charts". Billboard Biz. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
19. Tribalistas (2017). Tribalistas (Media notes). Universal Music. p. 1-11. 602557857238.