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7-inch Vinyl Single
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Special Edition 7-inch issue of Pangea / Inverno. Manufactured exclusively for the Japanese market with limited direct quantities available via NYCT. Comes with Japanese adaptation picture cover insert.
Includes unlimited streaming of Força Vital (Japan Edition)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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2 x 7-Inch Vinyl Bundle + Art Card
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Bundle Price! You receive BOTH Special Edition Japan 7-inch issues (Pangea / Inverno) and (Força Vital / Stellar Smile), plus bonus glossy 5 x 5.5 art card print of original cover illustration by Allan Jefferson.
Includes unlimited streaming of Força Vital (Japan Edition)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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about
Rio-based guitarist and vocalist Rafael Arosa proves that sophisticated melodies and chord structures can comfortably coexist with the funkiest of synth boogie arrangements. Inevitably calling to mind the pinnacles of ‘80s AOR and City Pop, these newly recorded cuts have plenty of bump to rock the club but boast an ultra cool sheen smooth enough to soundtrack a summer drive with the top down.
Befitting his longstanding membership in a tight-knit local scene, Arosa has joined forces with several of Rio De Janeiro’s top musicians to bring his intricate songs to life. Donatinho, familiar to NYCT heads from his smash “Lei Do Amor,” plays Rhodes and synths and co-produced “Pangea” and “Força Vital” (where he also lays down a mean talk-box). Max Viana, son of legend Djavan and a star in his own right, provides lead vocals on “Inverno” and his father’s go-to bassist, André Vasconcellos, holds down the low end on “Stellar Smile.”
A geography teacher by day, Arosa’s lyrics reflect a concern with the planet and how we humans are interacting, and effecting, our natural home. Can music lead the way to a future of peaceful coexistence for all of us? Arosa’s creations make the case.
credits
from
Força Vital (Japan Edition),
released December 16, 2019
SIDE A - PANGEA
WRITTEN & COMPOSED BY RAFAEL AROSA
PRODUCED BY AROSA & DONATINHO
RAFAEL AROSA : VOCALS, GUITAR, DRUM PROGRAM, STRINGS PROGRAM
DONATINHO : SYNTHS
SIDE B - INVERNO FEAT. MAX VIANA
WRITTEN & COMPOSED BY RAFAEL AROSA
PRODUCED BY AROSA
RAFAEL AROSA : VOCALS, GUITAR
MAX VIANA : VOCAL
DONATINHO : RHODES, SYNTHS
PEDRO MAMEDE : DRUMS
JULIO RAPOSO : PERCUSSION PROGRAM
©2019 NAMES YOU CAN TRUST. BROOKLYN, NY
DISTRIBUTED IN JAPAN BY CHATEAU DISC
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