Ivan Conti – The Human Factor

'Mamão in Zwolle' | Zwolle is a historic city in the Netherlands, known for its charming canals and medieval architecture. It’s the capital of the Overijssel province and a vibrant hub for culture, education, and business. The city blends old-world beauty with modern innovation and a welcoming community spirit.

 

In the hush of a record fair in Zwolle,

dust and memory danced in the light.

Rows of cardboard dreams whispered,

and somewhere between soul and samba, he waited.

 

The German seller — calm, knowing —

slid the sleeve from his box like a secret,

vinyl glinting with a soft promise:

Ivan Conti — the first heartbeat.

 

I held it like a relic,

the pulse of Rio folded in cardboard,

the scent of time and tape and sun.

Azymuth’s ghost smiled through the grooves,

and Mamão — laughing, eternal —

tapped his sticks somewhere beyond the clouds.

 

Back home, the needle fell,

and the air turned golden with rhythm.

Every hi-hat a heartbeat,

every bassline a bridge across oceans.

 

Zwolle became Rio for a moment,

and me — the finder, the listener —

became part of the song.

 

Ivan Conti – The Human Factor

Label: #Milestone – M-9127

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: US

Released: 1984

Genre: Jazz, #Latin

Style: #Fusion, #MPB

 

Bass – Arturzinho (Arthur Maia), Fernando Souza

Composed, Producer, Drums, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Vocoder – Ivan Conti (Mamão)

Guitar – Victor Biglione

Keyboards – Reginaldo Francisco

Percussion – Aoyama, Sidinho Moreira, Ziza

Tambora – Aoyama, Zizinho

Tenor Saxophone – Jose Carlos Bigorna

Trombone – Serginho Do Trombone

Trumpet – Bidinho, Marcio Montarroyos

Whistle – Alcino (Votvô)

 

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