Txai

The album was inspired by an 18-day expedition Nascimento made in the Amazon rainforest, along the Juruá River.[7][8] He included field recordings of indigenous Amazonian music, and ensured that royalties were sent to the appropriate tribes.[9][10] "Nozani Na" was composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos.[11] River Phoenix provided a spoken word piece on "Curi Curi".[12]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Calgary Herald	C[13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[14]
Entertainment Weekly	B[12]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[15]

The Washington Post wrote that "nearly all of [the songs] are lushly produced and equipped with hummable melodies that often belie the grave concern for the equatorial region that Nascimento expresses through his Portuguese lyrics."[16] Entertainment Weekly determined that, "musically and conceptually, Txai wanders more than it should."[12] The Chicago Tribune deemed Txai "sort of a travelogue of the Amazon rainforest."[17] The Edmonton Journal concluded that Nascimento's "voice—all alone, in reverberating harmonies, polyphony, or in traditional chants—makes for the overwhelming feel of the record."[18] The Calgary Herald dismissed the album as "fake folk."[13] The San Antonio Express-News stated that the album "melds Nascimento's refined melodies with the living sounds of the rain forest and the musical and poetic images of its indigenous peoples."[19]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide called "Yanomami e Nós" "hauntingly emotional."[15]