Brazilian  group Oruã. Maldição have announced Oruã, Maldição (2016-2026) a  career retrospective a double album exploring the creativity of Oruã, drawing from their many periods and various releases since 2016. The first pre-release digital single from the album is title song “Maldição,” out September 15 world-wide via all Digital Service Providers (DPSs). Oruã says of the track: “Maldição” is a landmark song in Oruã’s history. The lyrics deal with spiritual liberation and the mockery of societal judgments. Issues of race and profound discussions on color are briefly glimpsed, and a mood of defiance takes over the atmosphere. Says Lê Almeida, “This version was recorded in Búzios, on the coast of Rio, during a trip where we enjoyed a sunny day at the beach before recording at Estúdio Terra, surrounded by greenery.” Ahead of the album’s arrival, the group have shared the title-track, now available via streaming services.

As part of their ten year celebration, Oruã will perform at the Big Ears festival in Knoxville, TN, April 1-4. 2027.

“Maldição” is a landmark song in Oruã’s history. The lyrics deal with spiritual liberation and the mockery of societal judgments. Issues of race and profound discussions on color are briefly glimpsed, and a mood of defiance takes over the atmosphere. The songs comprising the Maldição (2016-2026) [KLP324] album were recorded in different places and countries, expanding on a sound that originally stemmed from old cassette tapes and 4-track
porta-studio recordings. The album contains twenty songs in all, ranging from thoughtful psychedelia to fuzzy, experimental rock’n’roll. Oruã. Maldição (2016-2026) [KLP324] will be released November 13, 2026 by the underground record label K (Beat Happening), based in Olympia, Washington, U.S.A.

Oruã was born at night attending parties til dawn in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A poor man’s jazz. Working-class’ krautrock. Oruã are art! Oruã is lead by guitarist and producer Lê Almeida, who is joined by long-time collaborators João Casaes (synths), Bigu Medine (bass) and Ana Zumpano (drums), along with many other friends and accomplices over the decade. Together they blend lo-fi indie rock, psychedelia, noise, afrobeat, and Brazilian references. After touring extensively with Built to Spill and showcasing their high-energy shows in the US and Europe, Oruã settled in Seattle and
recorded their album Slacker [KLP307] with Jim Roth, who also plays guitar, synth and percussion on the recordings. Slacker was released by K in October, 2025. Earlier this year Oruã were a featured performer at Lollapalooza Brazil.

Order Oruã, Maldição HERE
Order the title-track, out today HERE