Nação Nordestina

Nação Nordestina
Studio album by
Released2000
GenreMPB
Length81:18
LabelBMG
ProducerRobertinho de Recife
Zé Ramalho chronology
Eu Sou Todos Nós
(1998)
Nação Nordestina
(2000)
Zé Ramalho canta Raul Seixas
(2001)
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Nação Nordestina is the fifteenth studio album and first double album by Brazilian solo artist Zé Ramalho. It was released in 2000. The cover art of the album is clearly based on The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It is a concept album which tells the history of a traveller exploring the Northeastern Brazil.[2]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Intróito à nação" (Introduction to the Nation)Zé Ramalho2:46
2."O meu país" (My Country)Livardo Alves, Orlando Tejo, Gilvan Chaves4:58
3."Pra não dizer que não falei das flores" (Not To Say That I didn't Talk About The Flowers)Geraldo Vandré4:44
4."Lamento sertanejo" (Sertanejo Regret)Gilberto Gil, Dominguinhos4:01
5."Temporal" (Storm)Bráulio Tavares, Fuba4:07
6."Seres alados" (Winged Beings)Zé Ramalho4:39
7."Beijo morte beijo" (Kiss Death Kiss)Pedro Osmar, Jaiel de Assis4:23
8."Meninos do sertão" (Boys from the Sertão)Petrúcio Amorim, Maciel Melo5:10
9."Ele disse" (He Said;
Includes portions of a Getúlio Vargas' speech on December 1, 1951, at the Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama)
Edgar Ferreira3:12
10."Mourão voltado em questões" (Mourão Turned in Questions)Zé Ramalho4:10
11."Violando com Hermeto" (Violando with Hermeto
"Violando" is the present continuous form of the verb "Violar", which means lit. To acoustic guitar, but should be understood as "To play the acoustic guitar".)
Zé Ramalho3:24
12."Hino nordestino" (Northeastern Anthem)Guio de Moraes3:34
13."Bandeira desfraldada" (Unfurled Flag)Vital Farias4:51
14."Pau-de-arara"Luiz Gonzaga, Guio de Moraes2:43
15."Amar quem eu já amei" (To Love Who I've Already Loved)João do Vale, Libório2:48
16."Garrote ferido" (Wounded Tourniquet)Zé Ramalho4:13
17."Paraí-ba"Guio de Moraes3:54
18."Eu vou pra lua" (I'm Going To The Moon)Luiz Boquinha, Ary Lobo2:58
19."Estes discos voadores me preocupam demais" (These Flying Saucers Make Me Too Upset)Oliveira de Panelas6:47
20."Digitado em poesia" (typographed in Poetry)Zé Ramalho3:56

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