Obrigado Brazil

Obrigado Brazil is a music album by Yo-Yo Ma.

In this context "obrigado" means "thank you" in Portuguese.

Track listing

1. "Cristal" (Cesar Camargo Mariano) – 2:49
2. "Chega de Saudade" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 4:16
3. "A Lenda Do Caboclo" (Heitor Villa-Lobos) – 3:10
4. "Doce De Coco" (Jaco Do Bandolim) – 5:12
5. "Dança Brasileira" (Camargo Mazart Guarnieri) – 2:18
6. "Apelo" (Baden Powell) – 4:57
7. "Dança Negra" (Guarnieri) – 3:31
8. "I X O (Um a Zero)" (Pixinguinha) – 2:40
9. "Menino" (Sergio Assad) – 5:36
10. "Samambaia" (Mariano) – 5:19
11. "Carinhoso" (Pixinguinha) – 4:48
12. "Alma Brasileira" (Heitor Villa-Lobos) – 5:05
13. "O Amor em Paz" (unknown) – 3:52
14. "Bodas De Prata & Quatro Cantos" (Egberto Gismonti, G.E. Carneiro) – 9:48
15. "Brasileirinho" (Waldir Azevedo) – 3:30
16. "Salvador" (Egberto Gismonti) – 4:53

Personnel

• Yo-Yo Ma – Cello
• Helio Alves – Piano
• Odair Assad – Guitar
• Sergio Assad – Guitar, Arranger
• Cyro Baptista – Percussion
• Paulinho Braga – Drums
• Jose DaSilva – Percussion
• Jose DeFaria – Percussion
• Paquito D'Rivera – Clarinet
• Egberto Gismonti – Flute, Guitar, Piano, Arranger
• Romero Lubambo – Guitar, Cavaquinho
• Cesar Camargo Mariano – Piano
• Nilson Matta – Bass
• Rosa Passos – Guitar, Vocals
• Kathryn Stott – Piano
• Todd Whitelock – Engineer

Production

• Dominik Blech – Engineer, Intern
• Jorge Calandrelli – Arranger, Producer
• Stephen Danelian – Photography
• Ruth DeSarno – A&R
• Steven Epstein – Producer
• Michelle Errante – Product Manager
• Gil Gilbert – Photography, Assistant
• Phillip Huscher – Liner Notes
• Janush Kawa – Photography
• Richard King – Engineer
• Laura Kszan – Editorial Director
• Andreas Meyer – Assistant Engineer, Technical Supervisor
• Christopher Ottaunick – Photography
• Laraine Perri – Executive Producer
• Peta Scriba – Assistant Engineer
• Keith Shortreed – Assistant Engineer
• Roxanne Slimak – Art Direction
• Jason Spears – Assistant Engineer
• Jason Stasium – Assistant Engineer

References