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Ancestrais

Milton Dornellas, Quinteto Da Paraíba

Artist: Milton Dornellas, Quinteto Da Paraíba
Label: Not On Label (Milton Dornellas Self-released)
Catalog number: none
Released: 2002
Country: Brazil
Format: Album

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Why it matters

This collaboration between Milton Dornellas and the Quinteto da Paraíba represents a unique independent effort, self-released directly by the artist. Its status as an unlabelled production marks it as a distinct, personal project that captures a specific convergence of musical talents outside of traditional industry channels.

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Tracklist

What’s on it

Ancestrais has 14 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.

1No Ventre Da Besta
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Congas, Udu, Afoxé
Guegué Medeiros
Keyboards
Helinho Medeiros
Soprano Saxophone
Costinha (4)
Tambourine, Shaker [Ovinho]
Glauco Andreza
Vocals
Milton Dornellas
Written-By
Milton Dornellas
2Talo De Capim
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Classical Guitar
Letinho (3)
Goblet Drum, Percussion [Unhas De Cabra], Carillon
Guegué Medeiros
Triangle, Shaker [Ovinho], Cymbal, Tamborim
Glauco Andreza
Vocals
Milton Dornellas
Written-By
Milton Dornellas, Ronaldo Monte
3Mandrágora
Acoustic Guitar
Marcelo Macêdo (2)
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Rainstick
Chiquinho Mino
Snare, Cymbal, Shaker [Ovinho]
Glauco Andreza
Soprano Saxophone
Costinha (4)
Udu, Carillon, Percussion [Unhas De Cabra], Bells
Guegué Medeiros
Vocals
Milton Dornellas
Written-By
Milton Dornellas
4Ancestrais
Alto Saxophone
Roberto Sion
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Pandeiro
Guegué Medeiros
Shaker [Ovinho]
Glauco Andreza
Vocals
Milton Dornellas
Written-By
Milton Dornellas
5Mamma Jaz
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Goblet Drum
Guegué Medeiros
Keyboards
Helinho Medeiros
Snare, Cymbal, Hihat, Agogô, Triangle
Glauco Andreza
Vocals
Milton Dornellas
Written-By
Adeildo Vieira, Milton Dornellas
6Deixa Estar
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Clarinet
Teinha
Keyboards
Helinho Medeiros
Shaker [Ovinho], Cymbal
Glauco Andreza
Udu
Hermes Gongué
Udu, Xylophone
Chiquinho Mino
Vocals
Milton Dornellas
Written-By
Milton Dornellas
7A Ira Da Íris
Acoustic Guitar
Marcelo Macêdo (2)
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Vocals
Milton Dornellas, Soraia Bandeira
Written-By
Milton Dornellas, Pedro Osmar
8Camisa Amarela
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Vocals
Milton Dornellas
Written-By
Milton Dornellas
Written-By, Lyrics By [Poetry By]
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Written-By, Lyrics By [Translated By]
Fernando Peixoto
9Barqueiro De Luanda
Acoustic Guitar
Marcelo Macêdo (2)
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Clarinet
Teinha
Claves, Shaker [Ovinho], Cowbell, Handclaps
Glauco Andreza
Goblet Drum, Handclaps
Guegué Medeiros
Gong, Handclaps
Chiquinho Mino
Handclaps
Sérgio Galo
Vocals
Chico César
10Meu Canto Tem Velas
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Classical Guitar
Letinho (3)
Congas
Chiquinho Mino
Goblet Drum, Pandeiro
Hermes Gongué
Shaker [Ovinho], Agogô, Tamborim
Glauco Andreza
Vocals
Milton Dornellas
Written-By
Célia Lopes, Dinarte Varela
11Bolero De Bordel
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Bongos, Claves, Shaker [Ovinho]
Glauco Andreza
Classical Guitar
Marcelo Macêdo (2)
Vocals
Milton Dornellas
Written-By
Milton Dornellas
12Cheiro De Ervas
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Classical Guitar
Marcelo Macêdo (2)
Goblet Drum
Guegué Medeiros
Triangle, Shaker [Ovinho]
Glauco Andreza
Vocals
Milton Dornellas
Written-By
Milton Dornellas
13Centauro
Acoustic Guitar
Marcelo Macêdo (2)
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Fretless Bass
Xisto Medeiros
Goblet Drum, Afoxé, Triangle, Temple Block
Guegué Medeiros
Soprano Saxophone
Costinha (4)
Tamborim
Glauco Andreza
Vocals
Milton Dornellas
Written-By
Milton Dornellas
14Cantiga De Chegança
Acoustic Guitar
Marcelo Macêdo (2)
Backing Band
Quinteto Da Paraíba
Congas, Xylophone
Chiquinho Mino
Goblet Drum
Guegué Medeiros
Pandeiro, Cowbell, Caxixi
Glauco Andreza
Vocals
Milton Dornellas, Xangai
Written-By
Milton Dornellas

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Released in 2002, Ancestrais serves as a significant intersection of contemporary Brazilian composition and traditional regional instrumentation. Milton Dornellas, a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Paraíba, conceptualized this project to synthesize his original songcraft with the sophisticated string arrangements of the Quinteto da Paraíba. The collaboration emerged from the vibrant musical ecosystem of northeastern Brazil, reflecting a desire to bridge the gap between popular songwriting and the rigor of chamber music.

The album's design and soundscape are characterized by an emphasis on texture and acoustic clarity, intended to evoke the ancestral roots of the region while maintaining a modern, introspective tone. As a self-released project, the record was distributed in limited circles, which helped establish Dornellas as a distinctive voice in the independent scene. Critics of the period noted the synergy between Dornellas' lyrical depth and the ensemble's precise, emotive string work, framing the album as a refined document of regional artistic identity.

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