ANA FRANGO ELETRICO – A Sua Diversao / Nao Tem Nada Nao (Mr Bongo Reissue) – 7” – Vinyl [NOV 21]

7” – Limited Edition Black Vinyl.

A year and a half after the release of her already acclaimed album Me Chama De Gato Que Eu Sou Sua, the young and award-winning exponent of the Brazilian music scene releases a double single that ends the album cycle with a flourish. Winner of the So Paulo Association of Art Critics Award for album of the year in Brazil and nominated for a Latin Grammy for best rock album in Portuguese; in the US, it received excellent critical and public acclaim, and her show toured 11 countries on three continents, with over 40 sold-out shows. After an intense year of work, Ana returns to the studio to record the 2 songs that were included in the show’s repertoire — A Sua Diverso, by Ana and Tuca Monteiro; and No Tem Nada No, by Marcos Valle, Eumir Deodato and Joo Donato.

The first time I played No Tem Nada No was in a solo show, and I immediately felt that the song should be included in the Me Chama De Gato Que Eu Sou Sua show. For the show of my last album, I decided to reduce the band a bit, remove the horns, so that it could be more flexible and be able to tour more places with it. First, it was a logistical issue. I wanted the new show to be audible the bass drum, the snare and the hi-hat, the individual pieces and all the instruments. They had to have a lot of emphasis, I wanted everything to be audible. And I felt that in the shows with the big band, something always didnt come through, it went unnoticed. So I thought of a leaner show so that, sonically, everything would have emphasis. So, these phonograms come as a continuation of Me Chama De Gato live, of the meeting with the band. I wanted to provoke this encounter with the band in a phonographic way. At the same time, it is a more subtle, more neutral phonogram than my other works. It almost fulfills the function of a live performance, the representation of a live performance, of an arrangement for the band.

A Sua Diverso, on the other hand, is an unreleased song, written in partnership with Tuca Monteiro, which I had been playing at some Me Chama De Gato shows However, since it was an unreleased song, I didnt see much point in releasing it alone, and at the same time, I didnt know where to fit it. So, when I started considering recording No Tem Nada No, which is a song by my idols I have this in my career, I dont re-record idols, I dont consider myself an interpreter, Im a composer So when I decided to record No Tem Nada No, I was racking my brains to make it natural in my discography, as someone who is a composer, who is a music producer. So A Sua Diverso came in perfectly, as a counterpoint, as a fitting, in a great farewell to Me Chama De Gato

These are definitely songs that dont point the way, but rather close a cycle. They reflect research based on live performances, on the MCGQESS shows, which will be celebrating their farewell in Brazil this year. The two tracks occupy a similar place in my discography to Mama Planta Baby and Mulher Homem Bicho, but different because without the pandemic factor, without the home studio, now recorded live, with a band.

Tracklist:

A. A Sua Diverso [03:41]

B. No Tem Nada No feat. Marcos Valle [04:34]