FIRST NATIONAL AGRARIAN REFORM FESTIVAL
PALMEIRA DAS MISSÕES - RIO GRANDE DO SUL
4 to 7 February 1999

PRIZES AWARDED
First prize: "Procissão dos retirantes"/ "Retirantes' procession"
Second prize: "Cordão do povo em busca da terra"/ "Retirantes’ procession"
Third prize: "A bandeira conduz o povo"/ "The flag leads the people"
Best singers: Simone Marcelo, "As Marcelitas" duo, Antônio Gringo
Best lyrics: "Tralhas de um Acampado"/ "A camp-dweller's junk"
Best arrangement: "Alerta do campo"/ "Country alert"
Best stage performance: "Tributo ao trabalhador sem terra"/ "Tribute to the landless worker"
Most popular song: "Vamos prá luta"/"Let's head for the struggle"

JURY MEMBERS:
Cida Moreira
Luiz Carlos Ranoff
Pingo de Fortaleza
Carlos Eugênio Paz

SONGS, COMPOSERS, INTERPRETERS

1. RETIRANTES’ PROCESSION
Lyrics: Martin César Ramires Gonçalves; Music: Pedro Munhóz; Bass guitar: Pedro Munhóz; Solo Guitar: Egbert Parada; Bass: Fabricio Moura

2. A PEOPLE LINKING HANDS FOR LANDS
Lyrics and music: Gilvan Souza dos Santos, Chagas Vale; Vocals/percussion: Gilvan Souza dos Santos; Bass/vocals: Melquizedeave O. do Carmo; Alto sax: Wilker Marques; Drums/percussion: Edivaldo Palhiano

3. THE FLAG LEADS THE PEOPLE
Lyrics and music: Neya Medeiros and Nery Neto; Guitar: Neya Medeiros and Nery Neto; Drums: Rildo Rocha

4. COUNTRY ALERT
Lyrics: João Ari Ferreira; Music: Marcelo Ustra; Guitar/vocals: Léo Almeida, Marcelo Ustra; Percussion: Marcelo Pimentel; Keyboard/vocals: Daniel Morales; Double bass/vocals: João Broder

5. GROUND AND EARTH
Lyrics: Alex Della Méa; Music: Antônio Gringo; Accordion: Antônio Gringo, Sérgio Rosa; Keyboard: Paulo Bracht; Guitar: Jair Medeiros; Double bass: Gustavo Dellagerize; Drums: Sandro Cartier

6. HOPE LAND
Lyrics: Irineu Albernaz; Music: As Marcelitas; Guitar: As Marcelitas, Irineu Albernaz; Keyboard: Tatiana Marcello; Vocals: Simone Marcelo

7. WORD SEED
Lyrics: Adriano Medeiros and Silvio Genro; Music: Solon Cristiano and Cristiano Medeiros; Solo guitar/vocals : João Quintana and the Parceria Group, Valdir Santana; Bass guitar/vocals: Adão Quintana Vieira, Sérgio Gomes; Bass drum: João Quintana; Double bass Marcelo Massario

8. MOTHER EARTH
Lyrics and music: Érlon Péricles; Vocals/guitar: Érlon Péricles; Flute: Texo Cabral; Percussion: Macelo Pimentel; Double bass: Gustavo Dellagerize; Drums: Enéas Moraes

9. TRIBUTE TO THE LANDLESS WORKER
Lyrics: Eduardo Silva Amaro; Keyboard/vocals: Eduardo Amaro Radox, Toni Del Ponte; Vocals: Alex Sandro dos Santos Gouveia, Eduardo Amaro Radox

10. FOR HONOUR AND LOVE
Lyrics: José César Matesich Pinto; Music: Talo Pereyra; Accordion: Talo Pereyra, Gilberto Monteiro; Double bass: Ubirata Costa; Guitar: Talo Pereyra, César Pinto

11. ONLY THE STRUGGLE’S WORTHWHILE
Lyrics and music: José Pinto de Lima; Accordion: Zé Pinto, Amilton de Almeida; Bass: Douglas dos Santos; Vocals: Cristina Guterres; Drums/percussion: Juliano Fleck; Guitar: Beto Freitas

12. SOWING REASON
Lyrics: Alvaro Cruz Barcellos; Music: Pedro Munhóz; Bass guitar: Roberto Luçardo, Pedro Munhóz; Solo guitar: Fabricio Moura, Egbert Parada

13. A SCRAP OF GROUND
Lyrics: Carlos O.V. Gomes; Music: Érlon Péricles; Double bass: Renato Mirailh, Érlon Péricles; Drums: Enéas Moraes; Flute: Texo Cabral

14. IDEALS OF THE GROUND
Lyrics: Edegar Torres; Music: Juliano Javoski; Keyboard: Juliano Javoski, Jean Ferrarini; Bass guitar: Zulmar Benitez; Solo guitar: Marcelo Caminha; Double bass: Diego Caminha

15. LET’S HEAD FOR THE STRUGGLE
Lyrics and music: Marcos Monteiro and Adilson Monteiro; Vocals/guitar: Marquinhos Monteiro; Vocals: Cristina Guterres; Keyboard: Douglas Taborda; Drums, percussion: Juliano Fleck; Bass: Edywaldo Marcos; Solo guitar: Beto Freitas

16. TRUCKERS
Lyrics: Milton Pedro Farias Jr. and Leandro M. Raber; Vocals: Aurélio Moraes and Status Group, Cláudio Amaro; Guitar/vocals: Fernanda Klauk; Guitar/bass/vocals: Costa Lima; Keyboard: Jean Ferrarini

17. A CAMP-DWELLER'S JUNK
Lyrics: Clodoveu Ferraz dos Campos; Music: Amilton de Almeida; Solo guitar: Amiltinho, André Oliveira; Bass guitar: Anderson Oliveira; Vocals: Antônio Avellange; Accordion: Fernando Rocha; Bass: Jandir; Vocals: Ildefonso Milcharek

18. LITTLE PLOT OF LAND
Lyrics and music: Ribamar Nava Alves; Bass:Edywaldo Marcos de Souza; Solo guitar: Beto Freitas; Drums Elcio Moreira; Vocals: Edvania Moreira; Bass guitar: Ribamar Nava

SPONSORS
Organising a festival such as this would not be viable without the favourable support of its sponsors who contributed towards its realisation in significant ways. The Organising Committee of the First Agrarian Reform Festival thanks the following companies which granted it their financial backing: CREHNOR - Novo Sarandí Cooperative for New Horizons Rural Credit Limited; COANOL - Novo Sarandí Farming Cooperative Limited; COOPTAR - Cascata Cattle-raising Cooperative Limited; COMASA - Sarandí Mixed Cattle-raising Cooperative ; CONCRAB - Brazilian National Confederation of Agrarian Reform Cooperatives; CPERS - Trade Union - 40, Palmeira das Missões Nucleus; COAGRI - Rural Workers and Agrarian Reform Cooperative for East Central Paraná Limited; CREDITAR - Rural Credit Cooperative for East Central Paraná Limited; UNIJUI - University of Ijuí; Citizenship Insurance Club; Azevedo Group; COPALMA - Palmeira Wheat-growing Cooperative Limited; MEPAL-SCANIA; COLONIAL - Wholesaler, distributor; AGRO-RONDA - Strada Commerce of Agricultural Products; SICREDI - Cooperative Credit System; FORMATTO - Bookshop, stationers; ELEGÊ FEEDS; COCEARGS - Registered Workersí Central Cooperative for Rio Grande do Sul; COOPAN - Nova Santa Rita Agricultural Production Cooperative; COPAC - Charqueados Cattle-raising Cooperative for Registered Workers; COOPERVIDA - Terra Vida Agricultural Cooperative; COOPAVA - Charqueados Cattle-raising Cooperative for Registered Workers; COOPATRISUL - Trindade do Sul Cattle-raising Cooperative; COOPERSUL - Southern Region Services Cooperative; COOPAEL - Eldorado do Sul Cattle-raising Cooperative; COOPAT - Tapes Cattle-raising Cooperative; COOPERAL - Regional Cooperative of Registered Farmers; Municipal Bureau of Culture of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul; Real government to reform Rio Grande; State of Rio Grande do Sul; State Bureau for Culture