The musical project Relicário, which rescues the audio of historic concerts held in units of the Social Service of Commerce (Sesc) in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, premieres this Wednesday (5), with an unreleased recording by João Gilberto, from 1998 , at Sesc Vila Mariana. The musical was remastered and formatted as a digital album. The double album João Gilberto ao Vivo no Sesc 1998 brings together 36 songs and will be made available exclusively and free of charge, starting this Wednesday (5), on the Sesc Digital platform. The album cover is a reproduction of the graffiti made by the visual artist Speto, in 2020, in honor of João Gilberto. “We release the single on all platforms, it already enters Sesc Digital to be heard in full and, on the 27th, we launch it on all other platforms and launch it physically as well, on a double CD”, he informed Agência Brasil the manager of the Audiovisual Production Center of the Social Service of Commerce (Sesc), Wagner Palazzi. Album cover reproduces graffiti made by visual artist Speto, in 2020, in honor of João Gilberto recorded, and which reaches the public now, 25 years after the historic performance at the Sesc unit, in São Paulo. The unreleased track will also be available from today on the main streaming platforms (content transmission over the internet). The idea of the institution, with the Relicário project, is to make the richness of this collection increasingly accessible to the public. The song Rei sem Coroa is a partnership between composers Herivelto Martins and Waldemar Ressurreição, inspired by the story of King Carlos II, from Romania, who went to live at the Copacabana Palace Hotel, in Rio de Janeiro, after being forced to abdicate his throne during the Second World War. According to Wagner Palazzi, a few years ago, Sesc’s Audiovisual Production Center had the idea of creating an audiovisual collection to gather all the records kept at the institution, in a cataloged way and so that they could be consulted. “One thing that was done was to go after the scattered audio that was in the units [do Sesc]. For some time, the collections were individualized and we started to put them together in one place.” Selection A first selection involved 300 concerts held at Sesc’s regional units. The work verified the quality of the audios, since the material is very old, gathering from roll tape, cassette, DAT tape (digital audio tape). “We digitized all this material and started the work of listening to it”. That’s when people remembered João Gilberto’s show at Sesc Vila Mariana, in 1998. To the surprise of those involved, the tape had an “incredible quality”, highlighted Palazzi. The decision, then, was to open the Relicário project with a double album by João Gilberto, considered “one of the great names in Brazilian popular music, such as Pixinguinha, Tom Jobim and others”, said the manager of the Audiovisual Production Center. “We thought it would be important to start with this treasure.” The instrumental track Um Abraço no Bonfá, a tribute to the guitarist Luiz Bonfá (1922-2001), is the only song written by João Gilberto performed in the presentation at Sesc Vila Mariana. João Gilberto’s double album opens Relicário project – Divulgation/Sesc Audiovisual The release of the singer’s double album celebrates the 25th anniversary of the presentation at the venue. The unit had been inaugurated in December 1997 and the “father” of bossa nova was one of the first big names to step onto that theater’s stage. João Gilberto was on tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of bossa nova, with concerts scheduled in Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Recife and Maceió. São Paulo received three days of presentations, the last one being, on April 5, 1998, the source material for the Relicário project. Known for his perfectionism, at the time João made only four requests for the show: a piano bench, a Persian rug, a guitar table and the perfect acoustics. The information was released by Sesc, through its press office. Memory To also preserve the memory of the institution, the Relicário project included, in addition to songs, texts, videos, photographs and iconographic material with leaflets, posters and news published in the press at the time, which the public can also access for free on the website sescsp.org.br/relicario. “It is a research that we are doing, because I think it is important to contextualize it. With this release, we hope to be contributing, in some way, to the preservation of the memory of Brazilian music. And that’s part of it, not just listening, but everything that’s involved there. Being able to understand what was said at the time, being able to see. Therefore, texts are commissioned to situate the person who listens to the show.” Currently, Sesc performs around 5,000 concerts per year in its 44 regional units. “There’s a lot of stuff recorded, which the artist authorized”. What takes more work is to pursue the copyright, informed Wagner Palazzi. In the case of João Gilberto’s album, he said that the singer’s three children (Bebel Gilberto, João Marcelo and Luísa) were great partners. “Bebel ended up doing the artistic supervision of everything.” According to Palazzi, four more concerts are already “on the tip of the needle to be launched later this year”. The first will be a presentation by Zelia Duncan, made in 1997, at Sesc Pompeia, with the participation of musicologist Zuza Homem de Mello, with the project Ouvindo Estrelas, in which he interviewed people on stage. “It was a show-interview, a relaxed conversation”, says the manager. This presentation will only be released on Sesc Digital, but not commercially. Palazzi highlighted that the other three shows will be great surprises from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Selo Sesc Since 2004, Selo Sesc has brought to the public works that reveal the diversity and breadth of Brazilian artistic production, both in contemporary works and in those that echo the cultural memory, establishing dialogues between innovation and history. Among the audiovisual works on DVD, the approach to different aspects of music, literature, dance and visual arts stands out. The titles are available on the main audio platforms, Sesc Digital and Sesc Stores. João Gilberto’s double CD at Sesc in Vila Mariana has the following tracks: CD 1 1. Guitar friend (Author: Bide / Armando Marçal)2. This here what is it? (Author: Ary Barroso)3. I live dreaming (Author: Tom Jobim)4. New illusion (Author: Menezes / Luiz Bittencourt)5. Izaura (Author: Herivelto Martins / Roberto Roberti)6. Curare (Author: Bororó)7. Doralice (Author: Dorival Caymmi / Antônio Almeida)8. Morena Rose (Author: Dorival Caymmi)9. At the foot of the cross (Author: Zé da Zilda / Marino Pinto)10. Crazy (Author: Henrique de Almeida / Wilson Baptista)11. Why argue with madam (Author: Janet de Almeida / Ary Vidal)12. Corcovado (Author: Tom Jobim)13. Portrait in black and white (Author: Tom Jobim / Chico Buarque)14. King without a crown (Author: Herivelto Martins / Waldemar Resurrection)15. Prejudice (Author: Marino Pinto / Wilson Batista)16. Saudade da Bahia (Author: Dorival Caymmi)17. The duck (Author: Jayme Silva / Neuza Teixeira)18. Meditation (Author: Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça) CD 2 1. Carinhoso (Author: Pixinguinha / Braguinha)2. Guacyra (Author: Heckel Tavares / Joracy Camargo)3. Solitude (Author: Tom Jobim / Doca)4. Love in peace (Author: Tom Jobim / Vinicius De Moraes)5. The first time (Author: Bide / Armando Marçal)6. Ave Maria on the hill (Author: Herivelto Martins)7. Bahia com H (Author: Denis Brean)8. Single Note Samba (Author: Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)9. Crossing paths (Author: Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)10. Here Comes the Baiana (Author: Dorival Caymmi)11. Ave Maria (Author: Jayme Redondo / Vicente Paiva)12. Desafinado (Author: Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)13. A hug at Bonfá (Author: João Gilberto)14. Enough of longing (Author: Tom Jobim / Vinicius De Moraes)15. The Waltz of Those Who Have No Love (Author: Custódio Mesquita / Ewaldo Ruy / João Gilberto / Bebel Gilberto)16. I know I’m going to love you (Author: Tom Jobim / Vinicius De Moraes)17. Wave (Author: Tom Jobim)18. That look of yours (Author: Tom Jobim)
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