Mango Dragon Fruit
Mango Dragon Fruit is the sixth solo album by Brazilian musician Sérgio Britto, released by Midas Music on May 8, 2025, which blends elements of bossa nova, pop, and Brazilian popular music.
Background
In his sixth solo album, musician Sérgio Britto, from the rock band Titãs, sought to bring elements outside the musical genre that made him famous, seeking to bring elements of bossa nova, pop, and Brazilian popular music. Released by Midas Music, located in in São Paulo, the album was released on May 8, 2025, and the name of the album is inspired by the Mango Dragon Fruit drink from the American chain Starbucks, which is his daughter's favorite drink.The album featured several Brazilian musicians. In an interview with Billboard Brasil, he said that the idea of calling Ed Motta came about when “We met on Serginho Groisman’s show and he commented to me about a harmonic passage in ‘Enquanto Houver Sol.’ We started talking, we talked about Rita Lee, who composed with Ed and participated in my album. It turned out to be something like the 1940s . I don't follow everything he says or talks about. But I know his music, and Ed deserves respect for the talented artist that he is." Britto also recorded a composition by Rita that was almost unheard of on the album. Although it was never officially recorded, there is an informal recording of the singer and her husband,, rehearsing the song in the studio. The song “Eu Sou do Tempo” is nostalgic for the country of Rádio Nacional, communist hippies, carnival marches, and Nara Leão and Elis Regina.
Britto also invited musician Roberto Menescal to sing the song , a bossa nova classic composed by Menescal and Ronaldo Bôscoli for singer Maysa. The album also features musicians Bebel Gilberto, Fernanda Takai, and —a duo formed by brothers Supla and.