Brincantes by Anavantou!

Brazilian forró fever meets surrealist Belgian groove ! The musical collective Anavantou! was formed in 2013 on the initiative of Belgian music producer Damien Chemin and Brazilian musician Dudu Prudente. Seeking a way to bring their cultures closer together through music, they proposed the meeting between the percussive group Membrana and the singer Nino Karvan both from the State of Sergipe in Brazil, and the Belgian instrumental group Turdus Philomelos. Anavantou’s music is inspired both by Brazilian Northeast forró rythms and Belgian surrealism, and turns out to be a surprising explosive and festive transatlantic cultural dialogue. The name Anavantou comes from a creole transformation of the French « En avant toute » inherited from the French colonization in the Northeast of Brazil. It is used to direct dances during traditional forró balls. It expresses the hybrid identity of the band which proposes an unconventional encounter between zabumba, triangle, saxophone, diatonic accordion, harmonica, violin, organ and bass to form the ensemble's own sonority. Brincantes presents mainly original compositions by the band and a few pieces of the folk repertoire. The group's playful and festive approach unfolds freely thanks to the energy and original arrangements of the musicians in collaboration with musical director David Bovée (leader of the Belgian band Think of One and current guitarist of the Brazilian singer CéU). The album also features singer Dona Nadir, one of the greatest voices of the traditional music of the Sergipe region, as well as the astonishing pifano flutes group Os Vitos.

Tracklist

1.	INTRO (Nino Karvan)	0:10

2.	CHAPÉU DO MAORI (Julien de Borman)	2:39

3.	CARANGUEJO, BIXO (Julien de Borman / Dudu Prudente - Nino Karvan)	3:39

4.	GENS QUI DORMENT feat. David Bovée (David Bovée / public domain - Ponto de Xangô)	4:09

5.	BRINCANTES DA MUSSUCA feat. Dona Nadir (Jefferson Gonçalves / Dona Nadir)	4:12

6.	CHEGO JÁ (Nino Karvan / public domain -Bacamarteiros de Aguada)	3:45

7.	MERGULHO BOM (Sébastien Willemyns / Nino Karvan & public domain - Canto de capoeira)	4:55

8.	KAASKET SKA (Sébastien Willemyns / public domain - Canto da Chegança)	3:46

9.	C’EST CA QU’EST BIEN (Martin Kersten / Dudu Prudente)	3:00

10.	PIRULITO (Nino Karvan / Pedro Mendonça)	5:02

11.	TA INDO DE PÉ (Gwenaël Francotte)	3:29

12.	MARACATU ÊTA (João Silva / J.B. de Aquino)	3:05

13.	VITOS BEAT feat. Os Vitos (public domain - Novena dos Vitos)	3:33

Credits

released July 2, 2017

David Bovée: lead vocal (track 4) & guitar (track 3,4,5,6,10,13) / Dona Nadir: lead vocal (track 5) / Genovitor, Nica, Mané Vito, Dabi, Siel (Os Vitos): pífano fl utes and percussion (track 13) / Adrien Lambinet: tuba, trombone (track 12,13)/ Ananda Barreto, Mary Barreto, Marlene Barreto: backing vocals (track 3,4,5,6,9,10,11,12) / Suzana Vasconcelos, Ricardo Vieira, Damien Chemin: backing vocals (track 7)

Musical direction and arrangements by David Bovée & Anavantou! /
Recorded by Roel Poriau @ Studio Porino (Antwerp, Belgium) and Dudu Prudente @ Estúdio Orí (Aracaju, Brazil) / Mixed by Gustavo Lenza @ Estúdio La Nave (São Paulo, Brazil) / Mastered by Felipe Tichauer @ RedTraxx Mastering (Miami, USA) / Cover : mixed art by Inez Olude da Silva / Graphic design by mpointproduction / Executive Producers : Damien Chemin (Anavantou!) and Cédric Hustinx (Cypres)

Anavantou! wishes to thank: Le Bouche à Oreille, Karim & Yasmina Baggili, Laurent Blondiau, Carlos Bustamante & Céline de Borman, Guibert Catoire& Marie Kersten, Suzanna Chemin, Maurice & Vivi de Borman, Thomas Declerck, Rafael Espinel, Bernard Guyot, Betty Janssens, Márcio “Alegria” Mercena, Annie Meysman, Alê Oliveira, Marcelinho Porto, Sandyalê, Suzanna Vasconcelos, Christine Verschorren, Ricardo Vieira and all our supportive friends and families.

Special thanks to: David Bovée, Dona Nadir, Os Vitos, Le Petit Théâtre de la Grande Vie, Ambar Geerts, Roel Poriau, Marc Derbaix, Mélanie Defize

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