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Released 30 years ago

Tiririca

Tiririca · 1996

31 min · 11 tracks

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

45 /100
Lowland
Higher than 0% of albums we've rated

The blunt, chant-led novelty writing gives the album a recognizable comic identity, but the songs lean on simple premises and lose depth on repeat plays.

What we noticed

  • The opener, “Florentina,” turns its title into a repeatedly chanted hook over a jaunty dance groove.
  • Several titles frame short comic premises—“Eu sou Chifrudo,” “Ela é Magrela,” and “O Gatinho Pitito”—rather than developing one continuous story.
  • The tracklist moves from the opener’s dance refrain to joke-centered songs, then ends with two more comic setups about fishing and the price of pequi.
Composition 25% of the score
4/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
5/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
4/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
6/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 6/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Florentina 2:28
  • 2 Eu sou Chifrudo 2:58
  • 3 Ela é Magrela 2:38
  • 4 O Gatinho Pitito 2:50
  • 5 A Dança do Baco-Baco 3:24
  • 6 Meninos de Rua 3:24
  • 7 Vai com Deus 1:45
  • 8 Eu vou falar pra Tu 2:21
  • 9 Tatá Não Tá 2:50
  • 10 Pescaria de Cágado 3:48
  • 11 Qual o preço do Piqui? 3:25

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata