Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Oran Etkin, Danilo Caymmi & Davi Mello - É Doce Morrer No Mar
From the album 'Open Arms' - Available Now
Buy/Stream here: orcd.co/openarms

Recorded in Rio de Janeiro with the legendary Danilo Caymmi (singer for Jobim, songwriter for Milton Nascimento and so many others), this is a beloved song that his father Dorival Caymmi wrote. It’s a beautiful intimate rendition with Etkin’s clarinet, Danilo’s beautiful deep baritone voice and Davi Mello’s warm guitar sounds. This is the first track on the album, and the last track is a reinterpretation of the same melody by Etkin’s New York band with Kevin Hays and Matt Wilson.

'Open Arms', steeped in the values of listening and mutual co-creation on a global level, is Etkin’s answer to a world suffering from polarization, dehumanization and fear. In a rebuke to the forces dividing us, this album focuses on connections: deeply personal connections that Etkin formed with musicians around the world as he toured, and layers of connection between the music and people of each country that unfold through Etkin’s compositions.

Recorded by Daniel Sili in Rio de Janeiro
Mixed by Davi Mello
Filmed by Pedro Belchior
Edited by Davi Mello

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