Brasil do Guarani ao Guaraná
Sidney Miller
1968
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Why This Album Matters
Released in 1968, Brasil, do Guarani ao Guaraná is a landmark in Sidney Miller's discography, representing a significant step in his artistic journey. This work consolidated his reputation as a composer of refined character in Música Popular Brasileira. The album stands out not only for Miller's authorship but also for the richness of its collaborations. The record featured the special participation of a notable cast of artists, including Paulinho da Viola, Gal Costa, Nara Leão, MPB-4, Gracinha Leporace and Jards Macalé, among others, who lent their voices and talents to Miller's compositions, enriching the work's sonic mosaic. The album's greatest highlight was the toada "Pois É, Pra Quê", which became a high point of the repertoire.
Context
Sidney Miller emerged as a promising composer on the Brazilian music scene of the 1960s, a vibrant period marked by music festivals. His skill in crafting lyrics and his urban themes led to comparisons with the then also debuting Chico Buarque. Before Brasil, do Guarani ao Guaraná, Miller had already demonstrated his talent at significant moments. In 1965, he achieved fourth place at the I Festival de Música Popular Brasileira of TV Excelsior with the song "Queixa". His first solo album, Sidney Miller, was released in 1967 by the Elenco label, standing out for its exploration of popular themes and nursery rhymes. In the same year, alongside Nara Leão, he won the best lyrics award at the III Festival de Canção Popular Brasileira with "A Estrada e o Violeiro".
Tracks
Credits
Jards Macalé, Lindolfo Gaya, Sidney Miller
João Mello
Ary Carvalhaes, Célio Martins
Mário de Andrade
Books
Analyses
Amazing Records That Sound Incredible: Sidney Miller, Brasil Do Guarani ...
hifiaf.com
Amazing Records That Sound Incredible: Sidney Miller, Brasil Do Guarani Ao Guaraná (Elenco, 1968) The highs are high on this sophomore effort from my personal hero of post-bossa MPB, the awkwardly brilliant Sidney Miller. Despite my lack of Portuguese, I think I'm right in assuming this is some kind of concept album about Brazilian history — a Sufjan Stevens's Michigan avant la lettre ...
"Brasil, do Guarani ao Guaraná" (1968), Sidney Miller
amusicade.com
The comparison between Sidney Miller's LPs Brasil, do Guarani ao Guaraná, and Tropicália ou Panis et Circences is made strictly in the sense of presenting what we understand as two manifesto albums with disparate aesthetic-ideological proposals.
Sidney Miller e a MPB: Análise dos Anos 60 | PDF | Clássicos
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Sidney Miller mentions his relationship with Lins e Barros, who would have been one of the active minds of the CPC and thought about the relationships between Bossa Nova and samba from the perspective of the "youth wing" of MPB.
Dúvida e lirismo em Sidney Miller - Outras Palavras
outraspalavras.net
That album already announced what was to come: a poetic style without exhibitionism, a search for the profound Brazil without caricature. Two years later, in 1968, he released "Brasil, do Guarani ao Guaraná".
80 anos de Sidney Miller — Rádio Senado
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If he were alive, Sidney Miller would turn 80 this month. For this reason, Curta Musical has prepared this tribute, in which you will learn a little about the history of the Rio de Janeiro musician and also about the album Brasil: Do Guarani ao Guaraná, released by Sidney in 1968, as a kind of response to the Tropicalist movement, led by ...
