Lenine Returns With Eita, His First Studio Album in a Decade

Overview

• Released on November 28 on streaming services, the album arrives alongside an accompanying audiovisual film on YouTube.
• At 66, Lenine frames the project as a recommitment to music after a depressive crisis during the pandemic, a turnaround encouraged by his son and producer Bruno Giorgi.
• Family anchors the repertoire in tracks such as Meu Xamego, Foto de Família (a duet with Maria Bethânia), Deita e Dorme (with Arnaldo Antunes) and Aos Domingos.
• O Rumo do Fogo with Maria Gadú defends Indigenous peoples, while Boi Xambá with Grupo Bongar and Malassombro with Siba affirm his northeastern roots.
• O Globo’s review names Eita one of 2025’s standout MPB releases, praising its acoustic core, collaborative spark and touches of electronic and trap textures.