ALCEU VALENÇA E ORQUESTRA DE OURO PRETO - VALENCIANAS (2012 CONCERT)

Alceu Valença (born July 1, 1946) is a Brazilian singer, musician, and songwriter.
He is considered the most successful artist in achieving an aesthetic balance between traditional Northeastern Brazilian music and a broad range of electronic sounds and effects from pop music.
Because of that, Alceu was able to recreate Northeastern traditional music with a sometimes rock sometimes alternative sounding music background.
Because of this, he is know as "The Brazlian Bob Dylan".

Alceu Valença started his musical career in 1968, with the group Underground Tamarineira Village, later known as Ave Sangria.
In 1970, Valença earned a Law degree at the Recife Law School, BUT only followed the career for a few of months before returning to music.
He established himself as a solo artirt in 1972, when he released his first album, "Alceu Valença & Geraldo Azevedo, Copacabana (Quadrafônico)".
Valença recorded 42 albums and toured around the world singing hits like "Tropicana", "Girassol", "La Belle du Jour" and "Anunciação".

In 2012 he called Orquestra de Ouro Preto to work with him on the "Valencianas" project that created orchestral versions for his most known compositions.
He recorded and filmed one of their concerts on November 3, 2012 at the Grande Teatro do Palácio das Artes in the state of Minas Gerais. It was released both on CD and DVD in 2014 as "Valencianas: Alceu Valença e Orquestra Ouro Preto".
With the huge success of the project, "Valencianas II: Alceu Valença e Orquestra Ouro Preto" was recorded, filmed and released on CD and DVD in 2015.
Alceu still tours Brazil and a few contries with his "Valencianas" project.

★★★★★TRACKLIST★★★★★
1. Abertura Valenciana
2. Sino de Ouro
3. Ladeiras
4. Cavalo de Pau
5. Coração Bobo
6. Talismã
7. Estação da Luz
8. Porto da Saudade
9. Acende a Luz
10. Junho
11. 7 Desejos
12. La Belle du Jour / Girassol
13. Tropicana
14. Anunciação