Circense

Circense is a 1980 studio album recorded by the Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Egberto Gismonti. The album was created with the idea of being a "musical circus" and its sessions feature some of the most beloved Brazilian musicians of that period.

Circense
Studio album by Egberto Gismonti
Released	1980
Genre	Brazilian jazz
Length	48:55
Label	EMI
Producer	Mariozinho Rocha
Egberto Gismonti chronology
Mágico (1980) Circense (1980) Folk Songs (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history.

Track listing

#	Title	Songwriters	Length
1.	"Karatê"	Egberto Gismonti	4:59
2.	"Cego Aderaldo"	Gismonti	6:25
3.	"Mágico"	Gismonti	7:14
4.	"Palhaço"	Gismonti, Geraldo E. Carneiro	5:51
5.	"Tá boa, santa?"	Gismonti	5:54
6.	"Equilibrista"	Gismonti	8:13
7.	"Ciranda"	Gismonti	5:33
8.	"Mais que a paixão"	Gismonti, João Carlos Pádua	4:42

Personnel

• Egberto Gismonti: ten-string acoustic guitar, piano and vocals^[2]
• Mauro Senise: saxophone and flute
• Luiz Alves: bass
• Robertinho Silva: percussion
• Silvio Mehry: piano
• Pery Reis: guitar
• Aleuda Malu: vocals and percussion
• Dulce Bressane: vocals
• Pepê Castro-Neves: vocals
• Benito Juarez: string orchestra conduction

Special guest:

• Lakshminarayana Shankar: violin (in "Cego Aderaldo")