This is one of my favorite tracks, I remember I was pretty high when I recorded this in my room, sitting on the floor against my bed, the idea came with the guitar and vocals, I pressed record and then started adding elements to it, one take. Dada Style, its crazy how dada can bring magic to the table...

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Olhos Azuis - Ibere Fortes/ Miami FL, 2012

I composed and recorded this song to my godson Gabriel as a birthday gift in Memphis TN in one of my good friend's house (Scott Runnyan), The song is in English and has some frases in portuguese as well.

Gabriel is the son of one of my best friends and soul brother Shandon Allen (Rasta) - I love you bro!

Salve Familia! Axe!

Gabriel - Ibere M. Fortes / Memphis TN - 03/2014

As soon as I arrive in Salvador Bahia, (Brazil) recorded this song in the neighborhood of Brotas in my Godfather's house (Tio Liz)
the recording started in his living room as I was trying new bits from my new keyboard and then I started adding elements to it until I came up with that... Reminds me of Marcelo D2 a little bit (big Brazilian rapper) any ways... all in the name of art, I hope you guys enjoy  it!

Much Love

Ibere

Revolução - Ibere M Fortes/ Salvador - BA, Brazil 2004

I wrote this track after a night of seeing someone I've been in love with for a while, but timing wasn't right and we had to work on building a friendship instead.

I recorded this song in my previous house on Montford (Asheville, NC) just simple home production, Guitar, bass and vocals, i had fun doing it, It's kind of a cheesy song but I like it a lot.

About You - Ibere Fortes - Asheville, NC 08/2014

So Back in Brazil in my old house in the beach of Itapua (Paradise) Salvador BA, I felt in love with this lady at this one epic party I threw at my house. it was beautiful, big fire pit, cool decoration, big open air area under a gorgeous moon, you name it... on the next day I woke up super inspired and decided to write her a song... I locked my self in my studio and recorded every part of it, it was magical, I love this track, definitely one of my favorites.

Treme Meu Chao - Ibere Fortes, Salvador BA, Brazil 2006

I recorded this track last year over my ex-grilfriend's parent's house (... super high...) they had a nice little studio with some instruments and a drum set, so I recorded the drum track, pretty much jamming to it with no plan what so ever of what the song would be like and then started adding instruments to it including a ukulele, it was a lot of fun. 

About a month after I recorded the vocals in my house in Asheville and invited my friend "John Dallmer" to add those mad Saxophone frases to it and ... yup, next thing you know you got a new song! hahahahaha

***Special Thanks to "Rob Rigsby" for mixing and mastering this song. - Dude, you made it sound so much better, nothing like working with a true professional! ***

Dada style all the way!

Feelin' Alive - Ibere Fortes, John Dallmer, Burnsville/Asheville NC 2015

Right when I arrived from the US to Brazil in 2004, I took my recording equipment to one of my best friends apartment (Tiago Gutierrez) and made my little recording base in one of his rooms where I recorded a few tracks, I don't know what it was but there was magic in that dark tight room in the downtown of Sorocaba city....

Jece Male - Ibere Fortes, Sorocaba SP, Brazil 2004

I actually wrote this song several years ago in Brazil, probably somewhere around 2002, very inspired and always in love with nature.

Finally several years later I record it in our studio in Pompano Beach (partnership with my dad).

I recorded it the best I could, there's not a great quality to it but there's deftly love into it.

Hope you enjoy it.

Ibere

Filhos Da Terra - Ibere Fortes - Pompano Beach, FL USA 2008

I recorded this track back in 2005 in my previous studio in Salvador-Bahia (Brazil) a magical place! Previously this song was leaning towards a bossa nova kind of deal but one day I felt inspired to play it reggae style and just went for it. It's obviously a very simple recording, I recorded all the instruments including the drums, the best I could, mostly to capture the idea. I kept it for the longest time and never actually made a full production of it so... here it is friends... I hope you enjoy it!

Ibere

O Tempo - Ibere Fortes - Salvador, BA Brazil 2005

Once again I was at my previous studio in SalvadorBA, with a shit load of percussion and instruments, like a kid in disneyland!

This song talks about an old Brazilian expression "If you ain't alert you ton' become a purse" like an alligator...

I recorded this whole song just adding layer on top of layer and it became kind of a tribal thing, I love it.

***Special thanks to DJ Acaimo (Spain), Patrick Ingunza (Miami, FL) and Rob Rigsby  (Asheville, NC) for helping me master this very old recording/production and making it sound so much better 


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