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• Pique is the sensational debut solo album from Dora Morelenbaum, one of the key talents spearheading Brazils new musical wave. A member of the Latin Grammy award-winning band, Bala Desejo, Dora showcases a new side to her solo productions on this special LP. Whereas Doras first solo EP, Vento de Beirada, was a leap of faith, Pique sees her soaring as one of Brazils standout stars, emboldened, emphatic but ever elegant. Building bridges between past and present, its a funkier, more groove-based affair, weaved together with those signature, slower, celestial tracks. Touching on disco, MPB, soul, R&B and jazz, the album is enriched with an indie pop aesthetic courtesy of fellow Brazilian star and co-producer, Ana Frango Eltrico.

  With an ethereal, enveloping air few can match, Doras gift shines through both the serene and the spirited songs contained within. The blissful, sun-soaked No Vou Te Esquecer opens, before the funk-fuelled, feel-good Venha Comigo and Sim, No. give a glimpse of the creativity bursting from the production partnership between Dora and Ana Frango Eltrico. Elsewhere, the album reclines into hazy lean-back realms via A Melhor Sada and Petricor, virtuoso jazz funk in the form of VW Blue and radiant MPB through the albums title track Pique.

  The drumming is tight, fresh and swung, the horns and strings deftly arranged, as funk-driven basslines and strutting guitars mesh with playful production touches that give an added vibrancy to the record. It is an album that exhibits every side of Dora and one she has been involved in from the ground up, from the songwriting, singing, arrangement and production to booking the studio time and sourcing the artwork designer, Maria Cau Levy.

  An exchange of musical ideas powers every great scene and Rios contemporary landscape is no different – a family of interconnected musicians and friends that collaborate on each others productions. Pique is graced by a wealth of these leading Brazilian lights including her Bala Desejo bandmates Lucas Nunes, Julia Mestre and Z Ibarra, as well as Guilherme Lirio, Alberto Continentino and Tom Veloso to name just a handful. This exchange crosses generations merging tradition with modernity. In a full circle moment, Doras parents Paula and Jaques Morelenbaum, who featured in countless recordings from Tom Jobim’s Nova Banda and Ryuichi Sakamoto to Gal Costa and Gilberto Gil, join on the album through backing vocals and arrangement.

  As Dora explains, Pique was an album made in motion and ended up being about just that. From the beginning, it was an album that sought to build new textures that are part of the sound landscape I envision ahead. And from these colours and textures, it builds bridges between a more traditional universe, sonically and poetically speaking, and a new perspective on songs.

  Pique sees Dora embrace a freedom through fresh forms, showcasing the depth and diversity of her creative artistry. An infinitely listenable release that nods to Brazilian greats like Gal Costa, Banda Black Rio and Lincoln Olivetti, fused with the indie pop edge of Anas production. The result is truly unique and sure to be a future Brazilian classic.

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  released October 18, 2024

• Artist: Dora Morelenbaum Label: Mr Bongo Format: LP Units: 1 Country: UK Genre: Global Style: Mpb

• A1 No Vou Te Esquecer
  A2 Venha Comigo
  A3 Sim, No
  A4 Essa Confuso
  A5 A Melhor Sada
  B1 Caco
  B2 Vw Blue
  B3 Petricor
  B4 Pique
  B5 Talvez (As Canes)
  B6 Nem Te Procurar