Tristeza e solidão

Baden Powell recorded Tristeza e solidão in 1966, together with Vinícius de Moraes and Quarteto em Cy. The song is part of the album Os Afro-sambas, a record that mixes African rhythms with samba. The piece lasts four minutes and thirty-eight seconds, and has over 148 thousand plays on Last.fm. The lyrics speak of loneliness and melancholy, as if it were a portrait of someone walking alone at night. The music is soft, with a rhythm that moves between the traditional and the modern. It is a song that can be played at home, without the need for much equipment, but that carries within it a story of deep roots.