Growing Stone

Nation Beat
Barbes Records
World | Nov 2011

Reviews

Don Farrell
Reviewed 2011-12-11
NYC based Brazilian group playing the rhythms of Northeast Brazil, kind of similar to root music of the American South. Dedicated to the plight of the family farmer.Invited to play Farm Aid concert by Willie Nelson.
***1: 3:19 fast female vocal almost rap, funky guitar
***2: 3:45 INSTRUMENTAL, very cool fast fiddle, Brazilian Country with Rock guitar
3: 4:54 mid tempo female vocal, almost a surf guitar sound, faster mid way through.
****4: 2:41 fast fast INSTRUMENTAL, Brazilian frevo
****5: 3:40 Cajun/country fiddle, female vocal in English, mid to faster, Maracutu
percussion. Title Track Written for Farm Aid.
****6: 3:10 INSTRUMENTAL, Maracutu percussion, country fiddle, a two step forro.
7: 3:47 mid tempo to faster fem vocal, down home fiddle
***8: 3:38 slower fem vocal intro. At 1:10 fast fast frevo rhythm, fast e guitar
9: 4:05 fast percussion & Zydeco fiddle, sax, clarinet, country/rock, mostly INSTRUMENTAL
***10: 4:18 fast fem vocal in English, frevo rhythm, trombone, fiddle. fast Spiritual sound.
***11: 4:49 country fiddle with brass, faster fem voc, chorus, trombone.
****12: 4:12 INSTRUMENTAL, e guitar with Maracutu percussion, fast
13: 4:32 slow, country fiddle, lap steel guitar & piano, fem voc in English D  Farrell 12/2011

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Charting

2011-12-11 — 2012-02-12 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Feb 12 1
Jan 29 2
Jan 15 2
Jan 8 1
Jan 1 1
Dec 25 1
Dec 18 1

Track listing

1. Puxa O Boi
2. Biçu De Lambu
3. Meu Girassol
4. Rafa's Pé
5. Growing Stone
6. Forró For Salu
7. Sumiço Do Urucu
8. Tropicana (Morena Tropicana)
9. Crown Heights Boogie
10. City Blues
11. Sebastiana
12. Hook & Sling
13. Whispering Moon