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Maria Beth​â​nia by Caetano Veloso

by Aricia Mess

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"Among hundreds of Caetano Veloso's songs that were part of the soundtrack of our lives, I chose "Maria Bethânia". A letter, a message to our brothers and sisters in the world, a 1971 song that transcends time and space. I would like to reach as far as I can with it and make
the voice of our Brazilian music heard, written in English in a brilliant, simple and intimate way, like a greeting to those who are far away and wish that things could get better. The song "Maria Bethânia" relates to our time where everything was destroyed and rebuilt, and our country is now being reborn after 4 years of devastation. So I send this letter in the form
of a song, to all the places where it can reach, as a symbol of rebirth."

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Everybody knows that our cities were built to be destroyed
You get annoyed, you buy a flat, you hide behind the mat
But I know she was born to do everything wrong with all of that
Maria Bethânia, please send me a letter
I wish to know things are getting better
Better, better, Beta, Beta, Bethânia
Please send me a letter I wish to know things are getting better

She has given her soul to the devil but the devil gave his soul to God
Before the flood, after the blood, before you can see
She has given her soul to the devil and bought a flat by the sea
Maria Bethânia, please send me a letter
I wish to know things are getting better
Better, better, Beta, Beta, Bethânia
Please send me a letter I wish to know things are getting better

Everybody knows that it’s so hard to dig and get to the root
You eat the fruit, you go ahead, you wake up on your bed
But I love her face ‘cause it has nothing to do with all I said

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released March 24, 2023
Music by Caetano Veloso
Aricia Mess: Voz e backing vocal

Produced by Guilherme Held & Carlos Trilha
Guilherme Held : MPC, Guitarras
Captacão de guitarras e vozes Estúdio Held _ São Paulo

Carlos Trilha: sintetizadores Minimoog e Yamaha CS-1
mixagem no Orbita Estúdio - Rio de Janeiro

Cover art by Dedeia Rocha

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Aricia Mess SP, Brazil

"Queen of psyco-quilombolas, radical batuques...Afro-shock-chic"
Brazilian with righteous black pride, Arícia sings in praise of the natural forces of womanhood, notably the Afro-Brazilian woman. In her own unique way, she recreates the links between Africa and Brazil. Aricia has a peculiar yet powerful, refined and captivating voice. ... more

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