Ring a ring o’ roses was a beautiful way we found of sowing seed in new and fertile ground, because we understand song as something which springs from a deep sigh of passion and harmony, from the heart, from sorrows and pleasures. For this reason it leads us to places which seem so far away. Undoubtedly music is the easiest and most pleasant means of socializing knowledge, dreams and wisdom, of sowing the future by spelling out liberty, passion and citizenship. If this has been achieved, it is art, if it has not then it can be entertainment, alienation or some noise or other made solely in the name of success and profit. This album is the fruit of a great joint work. Various militant artists and sympathisers with the Agrarian Reform took part in this beautiful undertaking. It is the first CD of the Landless Movement with children’s songs. It is another well-timed dream coming into being, since it will be an important resource for schools at camps and settlements all over the country. By uniting art and pedagogy we shall therefore form, along with all the little Landless and other Brazilian children and adolescents, a huge educational, poetic, libertarian ring a ring o’ roses.

Zé Pinto

1. The hen, the chicks and the fox - 00.23
Vocals: Fabiana Júlio César, Wellison e Daniele

2. Shoo! Laziness - 02.11
Composer: Zé Pinto; Vocals: Pedro Quental; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Guitar: Carlos Eugênio Paz; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

3. I say yes, I say no - 02.14
Composer: Marquinhos Monteiro; Vocals: Marquinhos Monteiro and Eliana Silva; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

4. Where is the mouse? - 04:41
Composer: Zé Pinto; Vocals: Bia Bedran; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

5. Go on, kids - 04.34
Composer: Zé Pinto; Vocals: Giovanna Farias; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Guitar: Carlos Eugênio Paz; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

6. Spelling out freedom - 03.57
Composer: Zé Pinto; Vocals: Ana Barcelos; Keyboards: Cristian Bhering; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

7. The right to live - 03.10
Composer: Djacira; Vocals: Eliana Silva; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

8. Children's playground songs - 02:35
Composer: Zé Pinto; Vocals: Dandara and Zé Pinto; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

9. Reminders of Hudson - 02:02
Composer: Josino Medina; Vocals: Dandara, Zé Pinto and Cristina Bhering; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

10. Who stole the cheese? - 01:41
Composer: Zé Pinto and Zeca Tocatins; Vocals: Cristiane Dias, Fabiano, Júlio César Wellison and Daniele; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Arrangement: Cristian Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

11. Turn a ring of roses - 01:44
Composer: Lulu Batera; Vocals: Fabiano, Júlio César Wellison and Daniele; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Arrangement: Cristian Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

12. My little lemon tree - 04:11
Composer: Zé Pinto; Vocals: Cristiane Dias and Zé Pinto; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

13. Nature that I've learned to love - 03:01
Composer: Zé Pinto; Vocals: Fabiano, Júlio César Willison and Daniele; Keyboards: Cristian Bhering; Triangle: Carlos Eugênio Paz; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

14. Trying's what counts - 01:59
Composer: Zé Pinto; Vocals: Marquinhos Monteiro, Zé Pinto and Eliana Silva; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

15. Work breeds life - 03.31
Composer: Zé Pinto; Vocals: Márcia Ramos and Zé Pinto; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

16. Education has sprouted - 02.15
Composer: Zé Pinto; Vocals: Tatiana Dauster; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Bass guitar: Carlos Eugênio Paz; Solo guitar: Francisco Mellone; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

17. Look after nature - 03:00
Composer: Zé Cláudio; Vocals: Pedro Quental; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Guitar: Francisco Mellone; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

18. Don't throw garbage on the ground - 03:59
Composer: Vital Farias; Vocals: Camilla Farias; Guitar: Carlos Eugênio Paz; Keyboards: Cristina Bhering; Arrangement: Cristina Bhering and Carlos Eugênio Paz

19. Pretty girl - 02.14
Composer: Zé Vicente; Vocals: Zé Vicente and Eliane Brasileiro; Keyboards and guitar: Juba (Junior); Child vocals: Dayana; Mixing: Marcus Aurélio

20. Being a child - 02:49
Composer: Rubino do Vale; Track 17 from the CD "Being a child by Rubinho do Vale"; Vocals: Rubinho do Vale; Mandolin: Hudson Brasil; Bass: Alycinho Lima; Percussion: Zeca Magrão; Drums: José Luiz Oliveira; Flute: Jairo Lera; Keyboards: Ronaldo Pelicano; Guitar: Rubinho do Vale

21. Stars in the sky - 03.39
Composer: Rubinho do Vale; Track 16 from the CD "Being a child by Rubinho do Vale"; Vocals: Rubinho do Vale; Little Singers of Pará de Minas Choir; Conductor: Juliana Grassi; Keyboards: Ronaldo Pelicano

22. Naughty boys village - 04.02
Composer: Chagas Vale; Track 2 from the CD "Chagas Vale - Coração de Maulengo"; Vocals: Chagas Vale; Chorus: Michele, Vânia, Clara Joana and Socorro; Guitars, keyboards, bass and arrangements: Di Motta

Total recording time: 62:42; Tracks 1 to 18 - Recording, mixing and MASTERIZATION - Copains Studio-RJ, by Carlos Eugênio Paz and Francisco Mellone; Track 19 - Recording in MD Studio, Fortaleza/CE - mixing by Marcus Aurélio; Tracks 20 and 21 - Recorded in Benol-BH; Track 22 - recorded in Scandinavium Studio, Teresinha/PI; Recording technician: Per-Ame Johnanson (Pepe); Mixing by Pepe, Di Moto and Chagas Vales