Sem Palavras is Grecco Buratto's second.

A collection of acoustic guitar songs, it was written over the course of over two decades, reflecting specific moments in the composer life and recorded for the first time between September '22 and April '23.

The compositions are presented in an intimate and minimalist aesthetic and are an invitation for contemplation, meditation and introspection.

It was release alongside the poetry book Só Palavras (Editora Versiprosa).

Composed, Produced and Performed by Grecco Buratto

Recorded and mixed by Tiago Becker at Transcendental Audio and TBM Studios in Porto Alegre, Brazil and mastered bu Juan Garcia Petri.

Art Direction by Marcela Miyuki 

Published by Agora Eu Sei Songs/SESAC

Sem Palavras

Last Days

Throw this on when you're stuck in traffic. It's a hilarious groundbreaking guided meditation, the result of a collaboration between award winning author and spoken word artist James Mihaley  and Latin Grammy nominated producer/musician Grecco Buratto (k.d. lang, Gwen Stefani, Roberto Carlos, Shakira, P!nk). 

The genesis of this project began while being stuck in traffic on the 405 highway in LA, feeling an intense desire to kill someone. 

 At that moment a question emerged.  If our most urgent need as a species is to reduce the amount of rage on this planet, why not start with a traffic jam?  They exist all over America, all over the world.  They're colossal cauldrons of negativity in which we are all drowning.  

If we can transform our collective anger through humor and meditation, there may be hope for the future.  

The music that accompanies TJM has a 70's vibe.  It was influenced and inspired  by the cool hip virtuosity of Gil Scott Heron.

After listening to TJM, you will look forward to traffic jams.  You will seek them out. 

Change your commute.  Change your life.  Change your soul. 


TRAFFIC JAM MEDITATION

Words by James Mihaley
Music by Grecco Buratto

Published by CHARIOT OF KINDNESS/ASCAP  -  ZEN MOHAWK/SESAC

Produced by Grecco Buratto

Mixed and Mastered by Marconi de Morais at Batuk Room, Sherman Oaks, CA

Spoken Word : James Mihaley
Drums : Brendan Buckley
Percussion : Richard Bravo
Additional Percussion : Sandro Feliciano
Piano : Carlos Rodgarman
Hammond Organ : Michael Bluestein
Trumpet and Flugelhorn : Arturo Solar
Trombone : Ryan Dragon
Duduk and Oboe : Oshri Hakak
Bass, Programming, Percussion, Sound Design and Horn Arrangement : Grecco Buratto

Artwork and Graphic Design : Oshri Hakak and Dohnbi Kim

Traffic Jam Meditation

TRAFFIC JAM MEDITATION

Morna, like the Samba or even the Blues is a style of music based on the experience of a feeling. It eludes explanations... it has to be understood viscerally. This feeling of morning, longing for something lost is beautifully evoked in the arrangement of the track, the lyrics and Grecco's vocal performance.

Produced by Grecco Buratto, Marconi de Morais and Sandro Feliciano. Recorded by Benny Faccone and Mixed by Moogie Canázio. Photograph by Nurha de Souza. Art Design by Jeri Heiden at Smog Design.

Grecco Buratto - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar and Cavaquinho
Marconi de Morais - Rhodes
Gilmar Gomes - Surdo
Kevin Ricard - Shaker
Cássio Duarte - Tamborim and Cuíca
Debi Nova - Background Vocals

Essas Coisas Todas

Agora Eu Sei (Do Que É Feita A Morna)

Luas De Saturno is a song about surrendering to the mystery of life, letting it guide you, enrich and teach you. It’s about being physically exhausted, emotionally afraid and at the same time, feeling so much love, that you become contagious with gratitude. 

Produced by Grecco Buratto, Marconi de Morais and Sandro Feliciano. 

Recorded by Benny Faccone and Mixed by Moogie Canázio.
Painting by S.U.S.H., Photograph by Caesar Lima, Art Design by Jeri Heiden at Smog Design.

Grecco Buratto - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Bass, Harmonium and Shaker
Marconi de Morais - Piano
Sandro Feliciano - Drums
Mauro Refosco - Tambourine 

String Arrangement by Grecco Buratto
Additional Arranging by Blake Neely

 Luas de Saturno (G.Buratto)

Tenho o corpo cansado da dor 
Minha boca tem sede de amor 
Meus braços abertos
Te querem por perto

E sei que já não somos mais os mesmos 
E nada será como antes 
Planetas distantes 
A mais de um milhão de anos-luz

E assim meu bem eu te deixo ir

Onde a vida te levar 
Pelos caminhos do mundo 
Onde o céu encontra o mar 
Ou nas Luas de Saturno

Trago na alma as marcas do amor 
Na mala recortes da dor 
Pedaços de tempo 
Punhados de vento e de sol

E sei que já não será como antes 
Não somos aqueles de ontem 
Estrelas cadentes 
Na velocidade da luz

E assim meu bem eu devo seguir

Onde a vida me levar 
Pelos caminhos do mundo 
Onde o céu encontra o mar 
Ou nas Luas de Saturno

Na fronteira do infinito 
Ou uma esquina de São Paulo 
Por capricho do destino 
Coincidente, quase acaso

E aqui meu bem eu te vejo sorrir

Deixo a vida nos levar 
Pelos caminho do mundo 
Onde o céu encontra o mar 
Ou nas Luas de Saturno

Deixo a vida nos levar
Onde o céu encontra o mar
Ou nas Luas de Saturno

Tenho a alma repleta de amor

12-15-06

℗ and © Zen Mohawk Records 2017

Published by Agora Eu Sei Songs/SESAC

Luas De Saturno

An autumn afternoon at the Champs de Mars by the Eiffel Tower in Paris. A red balloon makes its way through the September skies towards the infinite, across the oceans of water and time, through the distances of geography, dancing its dance over the clouds and painting a rainbow in the gray skies of autumn.



Produced by Grecco Buratto, Marconi de Morais and Sandro Feliciano. 

Recorded by Benny Faccone and Mixed by Moogie Canázio.
Painting by S.U.S.H., Photograph by Caesar Lima, Art Design by Jeri Heiden at Smog Design

Grecco Buratto - Vocals and Acoustic Guitar 
Zé Luís Nascimento -  Percussion 
Francis Varis - Accordion
Antonio Carmona - Background Vocals and Additional Percussion


O Amor a Voar (G. Buratto)


Vai pelo céu 
Passeando no azul 
Vai voando rumo ao infinito 
Vai de encontro ao sol 
Num ballet pelo ar 
Meu amor a voar pelo mundo

Vai pelo mar 
Navegando ao léu 
Sobre as ondas do tempo, invisível 
Uma gota de dor 
Uma nau de papel 
Uma lágrima encheu o oceano

De beleza, de cor 
De tristeza, de amor 
Das lembranças que trago comigo
Das canções ao luar 
Teu olhar, Praia Mar 
De te ver num espelho sorrindo

Corações a pulsar 
Um balão a bordar 
O teu nome nas nuvens de outono
Corações a brincar 
Um balão a pintar 
Um arco-íris no céu de setembro

Foi meu amor 
Ganhou asas, voou 
Foi buscar o seu próprio destino 
Navegando no azul 
Sobre as ondas do mar 
Uma lágrima cai , infinita

É a beleza, é a dor 
A tristeza e a cor 
Das lembranças que levo comigo 
Caminhar ao luar 
Na cidade , o lugar 
Onde tudo teve seu início

Corações a pulsar 
Uma nau a bordar 
O teu nome no mar de Santiago
Corações a brincar 
Um balão a pintar 
Um arco-íris no céu de setembro 
Corações a amar 
E o amor a voar 
Pelos céus de Paris nesse inverno

12-09-06

℗ and © Zen Mohawk Records 2017

Published by Agora Eu Sei Songs/SESAC

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O Amor A Voar

Produced by Grecco Buratto, Marconi de Morais and Sandro Feliciano. 

Recorded by Benny Faccone and Mixed by Moogie Canázio.
Painting by S.U.S.H.,  Art Design by Jeri Heiden at Smog Design.

Grecco Buratto - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass and Programing  
Marconi de Morais - Piano and Synths
Sandro Feliciano - Drums and Percussion 

String Arrangement By Grecco Buratto

Strings Recorded by Jim Hill at Capitol Studios
Assisted by Charlie Paakkari 

Orchestrated and Conducted by Blake Neely
Music preparation by Nathaniel Blume

Music Contractor : Joann Tominaga

Violins - Katia Popov (Concertmaster), Julie Gigante (2nd Principal), Darius Campo, Mark Cargill, Bruce Dukov, Nina Evtuhov, Endre Granat, Tiffany Hu, Songa Lee, Philip Levy, Serena McKinney, Sara Parkins, Neil Samples, Josefina Vergara

Violas - Brian Dembow (Principal) , Thomas Deiner, Andrew Duckles, Shawn Mann 

Celli - Steve Erdody (Principal) , Giovanna Clayton, Stefanie Fife, Dennie Karmazyn 
Armen Ksajikian 

Bass - Ian Walker


Só Uma Chance (G.Buratto)

Abra a porta deixe-me entrar 
Que aqui fora faz um frio de machucar
Vento norte lá do círculo polar 
Teu silêncio eterno inverno a reinar

Abre a porta 
Eu te peço 
Só uma chance pra te amar

Peito aberto deixa eu olhar 
Que aí dentro vive um sol sempre a brilhar
Brisa leve que vem lá do mar 
Teu sorriso esconde, aonde andará ?

Abre a porta 
Eu te peço 
Uma chance, um começo 
Abre a porta 
Que eu te quero aqui perto
Um segundo do teu tempo 
Vem me conta qual teu medo ? 
Abre a porta que eu te amo 
E te peço
Só uma chance pra te amar 

01-21-06

℗ and © Zen Mohawk Records 2017

Published by Agora Eu Sei Songs/SESAC

Só Uma Chance

some new old school R&B... written with my friend Steve Moos.. featuring the amazing vocals of Kudisan Kai with some funky gtrs by Grecco Buratto

Stranger Things

Written and recorded using #spitfireaudio #LABS libraries ONLY. Hope you enjoy!

Artwork by @caropierotto

THE WAIT

Written and recorded using #spitfireaudio #LABS libraries ONLY. Hope you enjoy!

Artwork by @caropierotto

Published by Zen Mohawk/SESAC

OF ALL THE THINGS

Written utilizing Spitfire Audio's BBC Orchestra SO library.

Mixed by Marconi de Morais

Artwork by @CaroPierotto 

Published by Zen Mohawk Sesac

TIPTOEING

Written and recorded using #SpitfireAudio #LABS libraries ONLY. Hope you enjoy!

Artwork by @caropierotto

Published by Zen Mohawk/SESAC 2020

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