{"id":78314,"date":"2021-06-16T09:45:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/producto\/a-rainha-da-viola-caipira\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T23:07:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T23:07:03","slug":"a-rainha-da-viola-caipira","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/producto\/a-rainha-da-viola-caipira\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rainha da Viola Caipira"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s about time to uncover the most unknown Brazilian music style. Unlike other Brazilian musical traditions as samba and bossa-nova, never ever anything of <em>caipira<\/em> music has been released outside Brazil. Repairing this huge gap, Vampisoul presents Helena Meirelles \u2013 A Rainha da Viola Caipira, a stunning 25-track compilation of the revered Queen Of The Viola Caipira, Mrs Meirelles.<\/p>\n<p>To start with, what is a viola? It looks like an acoustic guitar but is not. It has nearly the same shape but it is slightly smaller. Instead of the 6 or 12 strings, it has 10 strings, paired in duplets of five strings. It has a very distinctive sound, having an enhanced treble, and a sharper reverb. The sound must be played with a hard pick because its original steel strings are thicker than the ordinary ones.<\/p>\n<p>The viola is the main symbol of <em>m\u00fasica caipira<\/em> or, may we call it, <em>caipira<\/em> sound. Caipira music cannot easily be portrayed as country music or, directly, encapsulated in folk patterns, even though it contains ingredients from both of them. On top of that, it also bears an influence of <em>guar\u00e2nia<\/em> (a Paraguayan slow polka played in minor scales) and <em>corrido<\/em> and <em>ranchera<\/em> (specific variations of the Mexican folklore). There\u2019s also a shadow of Mexican mariachi-style.<\/p>\n<p>Everything on Helena\u2019s life or art was exquisite and unique to say the least. Mother of 11 sons, estranged from all of them for 30 years, mid-wife by trade and a very late musician to debut in public (she was 68 years old when she started to record her debut album), she was born on the 13th of August, 1924, and passed away in 2004. Considered by the <em>Guitar Player Magazine<\/em>, one the 100 greatest guitar players of all time, don\u2019t miss the chance to discover a brand new kind of (Brazilian) folk music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A stunning compilation of the revered Queen of The Viola Caipira, Helena Meirelles, once included in the Top 100 World\u2019s guitar players by Guitar Player Magazine. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>On this double-LP anthology you will face some of the most expressive Helena\u2019s creations. \u2018Guaxo\u2019, for example contains an ultra-melodic guitar riff that will stick in your ears for ages while \u2018Mercedita\u2019 has an evolving rifferama. \u2018Saudades Do Meu Velho Pai\u2019, on the other hand, is a typical <em>bai\u00e3o<\/em>, a very peculiar Northeastern rhythm in Brazil, de-constructed by her very own style. \u2018Flor Da Guavira\u2019 is a delicious caipira-ballad. These are only a few great ones, amongst so many other exquisite, and unusual delights.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A fascinating journey into one of the lesser covered Brazilian genres, caipira, rich in folk and country music elements. Reissued on vinyl for the first time.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":78311,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[63,182],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-78314","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-brazil-en","7":"product_cat-folk-en-3","8":"pa_formato-2lp-en","9":"pa_formato-cd-en","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-variable","17":"has-default-attributes"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/78314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=78314"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=78314"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=78314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}