Ponta de Areia
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Ponta de Areia is a Brazilian song best known through Milton Nascimento’s influential 1975 recording, often associated with the MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) movement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumReleaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Brazilian popular music movement of the 1970s
ⓘ
Música Popular Brasileira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
Milton Nascimento
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Milton Nascimento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
Djavan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elis Regina NERFINISHED ⓘ Esperanza Spalding NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Metheny NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPopularRecording | Milton Nascimento – Ponta de Areia (1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
MPB
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Música Popular Brasileira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
helped solidify Milton Nascimento’s reputation internationally
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often cited in discussions of socially engaged MPB of the 1970s ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
characteristic Milton Nascimento melodic style
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prominent vocal harmonies ⓘ slow to medium tempo ⓘ subtle jazz-influenced harmony ⓘ |
| hasRecognition |
considered one of Milton Nascimento’s signature songs
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regarded as a classic of MPB ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
disappearance of a train line
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rail transport in Brazil ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
Brazilian jazz
ⓘ
contemporary MPB ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| lyricist | Fernando Brant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Fernando Brant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Milton Nascimento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opening track of Milton Nascimento’s album Minas
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socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Milton Nascimento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Minas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Milton Nascimento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | EMI-Odeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| setting | Ponta de Areia railway terminus in Bahia, Brazil ⓘ |
| theme |
closure of a railway line in Brazil
ⓘ
impact of modernization on small communities ⓘ |
| title | Ponta de Areia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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