Existir

Existir
Studio album by Madredeus
Released	12 May 1990
Genre	World Music
Length	43:00
Label	EMI
Madredeus chronology
Os Dias Da Madredeus (1987) Existir (1990) Lisboa (1992)

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Existir (translated from Portuguese; means "To exist"), was the second full-length studio disc from Portuguese band Madredeus. The album, unlike their first, was recorded in a studio rather than below a tram railway. The music maintains the same sextet format as its predecessor; the classical guitars, the keyboards, the accordion, the cello, and vocalist Teresa Salgueiro; yet it finds them forming a bond between their original music and Portuguese folk, together with the atmosphere created by the use of keyboards & synthesizers. The festive/traditional "O Pastor (The Shepherd)" became a national hit.

Track listing

1. "Matinal (Vocal Version)" – 3:24
2. "O Pastor" – 3:42
3. "O Navio" – 3:36
4. "Tardes De Bolonha (Instrumental)" – 3:05
5. "O Ladrão" – 2:50
6. "Confissão" – 2:48
7. "O Pomar Das Laranjeiras" – 4:20
8. "Cuidado" – 4:12
9. "As Ilhas Dos Açores" – 5:04
10. "O Menino" – 3:56
11. "Solstício" – 4:14
12. "A Vontade De Mudar " – 2:19

• "O Pastor" was covered by vocalist/guitarist Rafael Bittencourt (co-founder of the Brazilian heavy metal band Angra) on his solo record Bittencourt Project – Brainworms I

References

1. Existir at AllMusic