There is no doubt that Arnaldo Antunes is a part of Brazil's musical history. First with Titãs, then with Tribalistas, and with 18 albums to his name along with collaborations across the Brazilian music universe, from Marisa Monte to Carlinhos Brown, to João Donato to Arto Lindsay, he has been riding the wave of Brazilian music since 1979. A historical father of rock in Brazil, at 58 years old he has traversed all musical genres with his distinctive voice. Moreover, Antunes is not just a musician but also a poet and a visual artist, capable, with his multifaceted nature, of giving us a different album each time. With this record, censored by state media, he returns to song form in its simplest sense. No drums or percussion, just guitar, piano, and a series of very sweet melodies, some intimate and others projected onto reality, all usually very short. It is a minimalist album that sees familial affection as a way out from a disappointing Brazil, one that shows little respect for the environment and minorities, corrupted and ruined by the adoration of money, which Antunes observes with his disenchanted gaze. O Real Resiste highlights the great artistic and poetic depth of Arnaldo Antunes, who proves once again that he is capable of soaring high.
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