Hi,
I’m very exited to finally be able to share this song! I have worked on my album project on and off since 2012 and this tune especially has been very important to me. It has seen its ups and downs, I have had copyright issues and other problems that have delayed the release but now it’s ready to share with you!
First a bit of the back story…
My love for Brazilian music started in the early 90’s. I studied music at different music schools in Sweden and was turned on to the lovely and colorful music of Brazil. The melodies, rhythms and harmony, everything fits together so nicely and makes a music so complete and wonderful to my ears and heart.
In 2010 I got to know Nelson Faria and his family when he first came to Sweden to be a guest professor at the Orebro University. I got to play and study with him and more amazing musicians/teachers from Brazil.
I was the recording engineer of the first Tavares – Faria Duo record ”Na Esquina De Mestre Mignone” that can be found on cdbaby.com. During the recording sessions we had some time left and did a quick recording of one of my favorite Brazilian songs, Dindi. I overdubbed a bass part with my fretless spruce Kala Ubass
I started to record songs in 2012 for my first album featuring my first Kala UBass.
I decided to have jazz and Brazil music as a focus and ”Jag vet att vi ses snart igen/Manhã De Carnaval” is one of the songs I have recorded. I have already pre-released a few other songs from this project on bandcamp.com please go there and have a listen if you haven’t already.
I think the version of ”Jag vet att vi ses snart igen/Manhã De Carnaval” is really special because of the bi-lingual duet I perform with the amazing Brazilian vocalist Ilessi. Please check out her music on Facebook. I met her when she was in Sweden as a part of an exchange program between one of the Universitys in Rio de Janeiro (UniRio) and the University of Orebro here in Sweden. I studied at this University back in the 90’s and have also worked there as a teacher.
Illessi recorded her vocal part at Estúdio Tenda da Raposa in Rio de Janeiro engineered by Carlos Fuchs. The rest of the song is recorded here in Sweden by me. Both in my studio and at a friends house. I’m very happy and proud of my fellow musicians in this recording. They have all contributed in such a great and musical way.
Big, big thanks to Ilessi, Tommy, Daniel and Lasse!
I really hope you will love our version and that you can feel the all the love put into this project. I’m so glad it can finally see the light of day!
Please have a look at the video that features this song and feel free to share it around!
The song can be bought at several digital outlets as (Apple iTunes, cdbaby.com, Google Play…) and can also be streamed (Spotify, Tidal, Google Play, Pandora, YouTube Music). Some of these services might not be available in your country but someone of the hopefully will!
Personel on the recording of ”Jag vet att vi ses snart igen/Manhã De Carnaval”
Ilessi, vocals
Magnus Sjöquist, vocals and kala ubass
Tommy Nilsson, accordion
Daniel Björnmo, acoustic guitar
Lasse Fhager, percussion
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Musik är livet! / A música é vida! / Music is life!
/Magnus
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