Anitta has released her highly anticipated new album, EQUILIBRIVM. The album brings reflections on spirituality, love, faith, and female empowerment, while exploring diverse sounds of Brazilian music.
The album features collaborations with Shakira, Liniker, Marina Sena, Luedji Luna, Ebony, Papatinho, Rincon Sapiência, King Saints, Melly, Os Garotin, Los Brasileros, Ponto de Equilíbrio, and Emanazul.
"It's an album with very clear intentions, but expressed in a subtle way. I'm not singing about religions or dogmas, but about love, healing, and Brazilian culture," Anitta explains. "More than talking about orixás, saints, or other religious figures, I want to focus on the values they represent."
The opening track, "Desgraça," sets the tone with an unexpected reference to Carmen Miranda. A longtime admirer of the Brazilian icon, Anitta begins the song with a 1940s-style choro, complete with a vintage filter to evoke that era.
"I start with this little samba, this choro, and then it transforms into something powerful. In the studio, we have many photos of Carmen Miranda, and when we began working on this track, everyone drew inspiration from her," she says.
The shift is striking: from nostalgic choro, the song plunges into the intense energy of Pombagira. "Crossed seven crossroads / Just to find me / Gave me seven skirts to impress me," she sings, referencing symbolic elements of Umbanda. These traditional motifs are reimagined through a pop, danceable lens. "It's a tribute to my Pombagira and to Carmen Miranda. It carries strength and power, but always with respect, in a pop format," Anitta explains.
"Mandinga," featuring Marina Sena, is one of the album's most layered tracks.
EQUILIBRIVM was recorded almost entirely in Anitta's home studio in Rio de Janeiro, something she sees as deeply symbolic. After moving back to Brazil to be closer to her family, she found that the shift profoundly impacted her well-being.
It was during one of those sessions that singer-songwriter Melly joined the project, contributing "Ternura" and "Casos de Amor."
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