Alexia Bomtempo

Acclaimed Brazilian-American singer/songwriter Alexia Bomtempo will bring her trademark sultry Brazilian sounds to fans this summer with a stunning new album called DOCE CARNAVAL to be released August 5 on Ropeadope. The nine-track album is a love letter to the timeless soundtrack of Brazilian Carnaval, with Bomtempo reimagining classic Carnaval songs and infusing them with her own intoxicating vocals and “doce” (sweet) musical flourishes.   The album was produced by Alexandre Vaz and Jake Owen and features legendary New York based Brazilian percussionist Mauro Refosco, with a recording journey that included sessions in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Paris. The final result is a wonderful collection of reinterpretations  of classics by Brazilian legends including Chico Buarque, Carlinhos Brown, and Herivelto Martins, now infused with unqiue global music flourishes.

Bomtempo is joined throughout the album by an eclectic roster of special musical guests as well, from noteworthy Brazilian contemporaries including Roberta Sá, Otto, Kassin and Fernanda Abreu to collaborations with celebrated rock guitarist Josh Klinghoffer (Pluralone) and French singer/instramentalist Maïa Barouh.  “The concept for DOCE CARNAVAL came to us during the height of the pandemic. The world was so upside down and I felt the need to connect with music that would bring me to a more positive place. My close friend and producer Alexandre Vaz had the idea of playing songs that reminded us of the bliss of Brazilian Carnaval, which seemed to represent everything that we couldn’t’t have at the time,” says Alexia Bomtempo.

Doce Carnaval

Release Date: August 5, 2022

Produced by Alexandre Vaz and Jake Owen
Track 5 produced by Kassin, Alexandre Vaz and Jake Owen
Additional production: Mauro Refosco
Recorded at SuperLegal, Brooklyn, NY and Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Paris
Engineered by Jake Owen and Alexandre Vaz
Additional Engineering: Michael Craver (track 1) Gui Marques (track 2), Tuto Ferraz (track 3), Maïa Barouh (track 5), Pupillo (track 6), Alex Moreira (track 8)
Mixed by Scotty Hard, Brooklyn, NY
“Chameleon Lovers” mixed by Mario Caldato Jr., Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper, Turtle Tone Studio

Alexia Bomtempo- vocals
Alexandre Vaz- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, additional keyboards and programming
Jake Owen- electric guitar, baritone guitar, additional keyboards and programming, string/wind arranging
Mauro Refosco- drums, percussion, programming, additional keyboards
Kassin- programming, production (track 7)
Philippe Powell- Fender Rhodes (track 5)
Jaques Morelenbaum- cello (track 8)
Alberto Continentino- electric bass (track 8), synth bass (track 5) Jorge Continentino- clarinet (track 7)
Stéphane San Juan- additional percussion (tracks 1, 5) Gustavo di Dalva- additional percussion (track 1)
Jorge Ailton and Milton Guedes- background vocals (track 5)
Rodrigo Tavares- Fender Rhodes and synths (track 8)
Michael Blake- alto flute (tracks 3, 4)
Sarah Schoenbeck- bassoon (track 4)
Stuart Bogie- clarinet (track 4)
Christa Robinson- oboe (track 4)
Delaney Stöckli- violin (track 1)
Ludovica Burtone- violin (track 1)
Lourdes Rosales- viola (track 1)
Emily Hope Price- cello (track 1)
Eduardo Belo- double bass (track 4)

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Release Date: April 24, 2020