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Missa dos quilombos
World · 1982 · 11 tracks · 37m

Missa dos quilombos

Milton Nascimento

A sacred Afro-Brazilian mass blending liturgical choral arrangements with deep percussion and Milton's soaring falsetto. Spiritual, political, and profoundly vast.

1982 · PolyGram

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A profound and reverent journey through sorrow toward a communal sense of hope.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 37m
01
A de ó (Estamos chegando)
3:32
02
Em nome do Deus
4:41
03
Rito penitencial (Kyrie)
2:27
04
Ofertório
5:36
05
Ladainha
2:15
06
Aleluiá
3:21
07
Rito da paz
1:49
08
Comunhão
3:20
09
O Senhor é santo
1:58
10
Louvação à Mariama
2:50
11
Marcha final (De banzo e de esperança) / Invocação à Mariama
6:10
Moments Worth Listening For
the explosive entrance of the percussion on the opening track signaling a communal arrival
Milton's falsetto piercing through the dense choral layers during the Kyrie
the transition into the final march where the somber tone shifts into a triumphant rhythmic surge
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How does Missa dos quilombos sound next to the rest of Milton Nascimento's catalogue?

Choral+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into choral than the rest of the catalogue.

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