Ceará, Brazil
in the n… Read Full Bio ↴Mastruz com Leite is a band from the state of
Ceará, Brazil
in the northeastern part of the country. They play forró eletrônico (electronic forró), a modern style of forró that uses electronic elements such as keyboard, contrabass and electric guitar. They are responsible for a new interpretation of the traditional northeastern rhythm called forró.
(forro)
Their repertoir includes more than 40 albums including covers of the biggest names in Brazilian music (
mpb
or música popular Brasileira/popular music of Brazil). Their music is full of lyrics which portray a true to life saga of the history and emotional experience of the people of the northeast. Love, marriage, the festas (celebrations/parties), and the vaquejadas (cattle roundups that usually take place at the end of winter).
They have had a number of hits with songs like:
"O Rei do Baralho" (the deck of cards river), "Eu Preciso de Você" (I need you), "Meu Vaqueiro, Meu Peão" (my cowboy, my cow hand), and "Tatuagem" (tattoos).
The group was formed in
1990
by
Emanuel Gurgel, leader of the band
Aquarius
who saw the lack of a band in the area that played only forró music. The name comes from the name of Gurgel's handball team in college, the team itself no longer exists. Mastruz is a medicinal herb often taken in Brazil and surrounding countries with milk(leite).
Band members initially included:
accordionist
Zé Wilson
drummers
Jean
and
Marcelo
,
bass player
Bel
and singers
Japinha
and
Tony Silveira
,
this last also playing guitar.
As time went on the need arose for a feminine voice in the band. Current lineup includes
Katia Cilene
Bete Nascimento
Raynner
Neto
Initially, Mastruz com Leite only played during the breaks of Aquarius's shows. They played their first solo gig at the Mangueira Clube, in Fortaleza, capitol of the state of Ceará where they were based. Later they decided to leave the capitol for more rurral areas, mainly playing in Quixadá, Iguatú Campos Sales. The band began to feel they were on the right track and decided to spread their music throughout the northeast, making their first appearance in Araripinha in the state of Pernambuco. It was never easy, even in the northeast their particular rhythms took a while to catch on. São Paulo in the southeast was a particularly tough nut to crack. The first time they were invited to play there the concert venue that contracted them had, at the time of the concert, not a single paying attendee. The audience consisted of the waiters, the owners, and the musicians. Today Mastruz com Leite attracts more than ten thousand people to their concerts in São Paulo, capitol of São Paulo state. In 2002 after twelve years of existance they toured outside Brazil for the first time, this being a U.S. tour that covered cities such as Stanford, New York city, and Revere. Later in 2003 they toured Europe, playing in Switzerland and Portugal, and twice in Italy, taking the culture of northeast Brazil worldwide. After seventeen years they're still going strong, playing their lively brand of forró.
Sorriso Lindo
Mastruz Com Leite Lyrics
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Sonha com o dia do seu casamento
Aspira encontrar um príncipe encantado
E quer viver feliz em seu momento
Mas a vida é cheia de surpresas
E nem sempre segue um roteiro certo
Às vezes o amor nos pega de surpresa
E nos faz enxergar um mundo bem mais perto
Sorriso lindo, sorriso meu
Por você eu me encantei
Sorriso lindo, sorriso meu
Eu nunca mais te deixarei
Nessa música, a banda Mastruz com Leite aborda o tema do amor e da vida. Eles falam sobre como as mocinhas sonham com o casamento desde cedo, e como esses sonhos são geralmente sobre encontrar um príncipe encantado e viver feliz para sempre. No entanto, a vida nem sempre segue um caminho previsível, e o amor pode aparecer de surpresa e mudar tudo que se pensava ser certo.
A letra é muito poética e usa uma linguagem que as pessoas podem facilmente se identificar. Fala sobre o amor com pureza e entusiasmo, e como ele pode trazer felicidade e encantamento para nossas vidas. A música tem um ritmo alegre e animado que contrasta com a profundidade dos sentimentos expressos na letra.
Line by Line Meaning
Toda mocinha que completa 15 anos
Every young lady who reaches the age of fifteen
Vira uma mulher no mesmo instante
Becomes a woman in that very moment
Ela se arruma toda pra festa dançante
She dresses up fully for the dance party
Coloca um belo vestido pra ficar elegante
Puts on a beautiful dress to become elegant
Fica ainda mais linda e todas as pessoas vêm ver
Becomes even more beautiful and everyone comes to see her
Sorriso lindo de sonho e de prazer.
Beautiful smile full of dreams and pleasure.
Contributed by Eliana M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.