Ópera das Pedras

2011 / Selo SESC

A live album capturing the soundtrack of the multimedia show Ópera das Pedras (Opera of Stones), created by artist Denise Milan and co-directed by Lee Breuer of the New York-based group Mabou Mines. The project blends music, theater, and visual arts in a poetic reflection on the relationship between humanity and nature. This album preserves the show's symbolic power and philosophical depth. Badi Assad plays the role of Agrégora, giving voice to compositions by André Mehmari, Clarice Assad, Marco Antônio Guimarães, Naná Vasconcelos, Carlinhos Antunes, and herself. Recorded live at Teatro do SESC Ipiranga.

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2024

Bentu

An original album conceived and recorded live in the studio over just five days, in partnership with Afro-Minas artist Sérgio Pererê, with whom Badi co-wrote every track. The album celebrates the rich Afro-Minas culture and draws inspiration from the ancient traditions of Congado, capturing the essence and intensity of this unique creative process.

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2022

Ilha

An original album diving into themes of renewal and reflection — as if, after a physical and existential shipwreck, the world found shelter and hope on a new "island." To build this symbolic territory, Badi Assad partnered with major names in Brazilian music from different generations — Chico César, Lucina, Alzira E, Dani Black, and Lívia Mattos — in collaborations that philosophize, through song, about what we carry into our inner island.

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2021

Volta ao mundo com Convidados

Badi Assad – “Volta ao Mundo com Convidados” – A project carried out during the pandemic, sponsored by the São Paulo State Cultural Incentive Law (PROAC). The work features five songs, each performed in collaboration with a special guest: Lívia Mattos (Sardinia Memories, by Geoffrey Oryema), Carlinhos Antunes (Mungu, by Lokua Kanza), Marcelo Pretto (Pra Onde Vai Valente?, by Manezinho Araújo), Swami Jr. (Drume Negrita, by Ernesto Grenet), and Fernandinho Beatbox (Ultraleve, by Badi Assad).

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2005

Sérgio & Odair, Badi and the Assad Family – A Brazilian Songbook

Recorded live in Brussels in 2004, this project celebrates the musical union of three generations of the Assad Family. On stage were the family's patriarchs Seu Jorge and Dona Ica, siblings Sérgio, Odair, and Badi, as well as Sérgio's children — Clarice and Rodrigo — and Odair's daughter, Carolina, who made her recording debut here.

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