The music of John Finbury featuring Brazilian singer/songwriter Thalma de Freitas and an All-Star band playing six original songs of soulful Brazilian jazz.
Sorte! is an album of six original songs with music by John Finbury and lyrics by Afro-Brazilian singer-songwriter-actress Thalma de Freitas, whose early co-writing credits include Brazilian household names like João Donato and Céu.
Sorte! is a love letter about serendipity, how “great mistakes also mean luck”, uplifting the feelings of trust in the Universe, which always has our back and conspires in favor of Love. The classic explanation of serendipity reads: “Luck is when opportunity finds us prepared.”
The project was produced by Latin Grammy winner Emilio D. Miler, who assembled an all-star band for this recording.
Credits
John Finbury – Composer, Producer
Thalma de Freitas – Vocals
Vitor Gonçalves – Piano & Rhodes
John Patitucci – Accoutsic Bass
Airto Moreira – Percussion
Duduka da Fonseca – Drums
Chico Pinheiro – Guitar
Rogerio Boccato – Percussion
Emilio Miler – Producer
Lyrics by Thalma de Freitas
Recorded by Ari Lavigna at The Powerstation at Berklee NYC
Airto Moreira recorded by Brent Hahn and Ron McCoy at Studio NoHo, LA
Mixed by Ari Lavigna at Nómade Mix
Mastered by Carlos Freitas at Classic Master
Video Production by Studio42Brooklyn
Directed by Alessio Romano
2nd Camera Operator Vitor Hirsh
3rd Camera Operator Gerardo Vitale
Post-Production by Alessio Romano
Lyrics
Side A Sorte!
Quando a serendipidade
Abençoa o buscador
Num golpe de sorte redentor
Revelando a providência em seu esplendor
São milagres da ciência desafiando a razão
Santa distração
E universos paralelos revelar-se-ão
Nossa trajetória pode ser Sorte!
Muito prazer te conhecer Sorte!
Erros excelentes também são Sorte!
Poderosa distração
Então acidentalmente nossa história começou,
Num golpe de sorte assustador
Um atalho, um ato falho, o susto, o riso, a flor
São milagres da vivência desafiando a razão
Santa comunhão
E universos paralelos sintonizarão
Nossa trajetória só pode ser Sorte!
Muito prazer te conhecer Sorte!
Erros excelentes também são Sorte!
Curiosa precisão
Side A Luck! (Sorte! – English Translation)
When serendipity
Blesses the Seeker
In a redeeming stroke of luck
Revealing Providence in Its Splendor
They’re miracles of science defying reason
Holly Distraction
And parallel universes will reveal themselves
Our trajectory can be … Luck!
Such a pleasure to meet you… Luck!
Excellent mistakes are also… Luck!
Powerful distraction…
And so accidentally our story began,
In a redeeming stroke of luck
A shortcut, a Freudian slip, a scare, a laugh, a flower
They are miracles of experience that defy reason
Holy communion
And parallel universes will tune in
Our trajectory can be … Luck!
Such a pleasure to meet you… Luck!
Excellent mistakes are also… Luck!
Curious accuracy…
Side B Oração
Laroyê Mojubá
Meus respeitos por suncê
Seja justa a luta
Boa Fé pra nos valer
Navegamos tradições
Pra vencer demanda
Procurando a tempo soluções
Este mundo desleal
Necessita ajuda
Nossa oração só pede Paz
Laroyê Mojubá
Meus respeitos
Seja justa a luta
Boa Fé pra nos valer
Leve nossa gratidão
Carinhosamente
Não queremos sangue nem suor
Nossa gente quer verter
Lagrimas contentes
Vendo nova Terra florecer
Side B Prayer (Oração – English Translation)
Laroyê Mojubá
My respect for you
May the fight be fair
With Faith to avail ourselves
We navigate traditions
to overcome demands
seeking solutions in time
This disloyal world
needs help
This prayer only asks for peace.
Laroyê Mojubá
My respect for you
May the fight be fair
Good faith to avail ourselves
Take our gratitude
affectionately
We do not want sweat nor blood.
Our people want to pour
tears of happiness
Seeing a new Earth bloom
