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Orquídea Negra

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Orquídea Negra
Studio album by
Released1983
RecordedApril/March 1983
GenreMPB
Length44:32
51:19 (Remastered version)
LabelEpic (CBS - Sony Music)
ProducerZé Ramalho and Mauro Motta
Zé Ramalho chronology
Força Verde
(1982)
Orquídea Negra
(1983)
Por Aquelas Que Foram Bem amadas
(1984)

Orquídea Negra is the sixth solo album by Brazilian musician Zé Ramalho. It was released in 1983. The album featured several guest artists. Ramalho, who believes in extra and intraterrestrial beings, once said that a man who introduced himself as a member of the Illuminati told him that with the song "Kryptônia" they managed to make contact with some "species".[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleMusicLength
1."Orquídea negra (featuring Fagner)" (Dark Orchid)Jorge Mautner5:21
2."Para chegar mais perto de Deus (featuring Egberto Gismonti)" (To get closer to God)Zé Ramalho4:32
3."Kryptônia (featuring Manito)" (Krypton)Zé Ramalho4:48
4."Táxi-lunar (featuring A Cor do Som)" (Moon taxi)Zé Ramalho, Geraldo Azevedo, Alceu Valença3:59
5."Coração de rubi (featuring Maria Lúcia Godoy)" (Ruby Heart)Zé Ramalho, Maria Lúcia Godoy3:47
6."Filhos do câncer" (Cancer's Children)Zé Ramalho, Fagner5:20
7."Napalm (featuring Robertinho de Recife)"Zé Ramalho, Robertinho de Recife6:07
8."Dominó (featuring Armandinho and the Trio Elétrico Dodô and Osmar)" (Dominoes)Zé Ramalho3:00
9."Xote dos poetas (Featuring Fagner)" (Schottische of the Poets)Zé Ramalho, Capinan4:39
10."Embolada violada" ("Embolada" is a type of art from the Northeastern of Brazil. "Violada" refers to something that has been transformed into music with a guitar, so the lit. translation would be "Guitared Embolada")Zé Ramalho, Capinan2:59

2003 Re-issue

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No.TitleLength
1."Os dozes trabalhos de Hércules" (The Twelve Labours of Hercules)4:15
2."A última nau" (The Last Carrack)3:36

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Küchler, Adriana (24 June 2012). "Zé e o fim do mundo" [Zé and the end of the world]. Folha de S.Paulo. Serafina (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: 26.