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Azul

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Outstanding, melancholic, soothing release here. And I must say that if you're a Bebel Gilberto fan, I'm pretty sure you'll want to get your hands on this. Likewise, if you're into Thievery Corporation's Eighteenth Street Lounge - and dig Isabela Antenna's vocals, this is for you. Helena is perhaps most popular in France or Japan - her full name is Helena Noguerra and before this, the most popular song she released was "Bikini".

The vocals on this cd are amazing. She's so smooth, and she never takes her voice far out of range. You don't have shreiking or attempts to stray out of range, Helena just lets the music come to her - her style is soft and the accompaniment is true to this "genre". But - this is a rarity because I can put this on in the background and literally play the cd through to the end. Even the more upbeat tracks - like "M'en aller" and "Vem Aqui" never take away from the general feel of the cd.

Fans may have heard her tracks if they collected Nueva Bossa Nova or Brazilectro 4 or Paris Lounge 2. Those comps. had a remix of Morrer Nos Seus Bracos and Paris Lounge had a remix of M'en Aller. While I for one honestly enjoyed the remix more than the original here on this cd (of Morrer Nos Seus Bracos), the remix isn't so so far off from the original - and the original you can tell blends more into the feature cd.

Be warned though - this CD may not be for everyone. It definitely has a trippy, chillout feel - not what you want to put in if you're trying to "snap out of it" and get pumped up. But to me, put it in the car on the way into the cd for a romantic feel - it's perfect. This is offered as an Import too on Amazon however the import is twice as expensive.

I bought this unheard. I was not impresssed. It's ok, but just ok. A little too breathy soft, I guess.

Fits very nicely between Bebel Gilberto and Suba's Sao Paulo Confessions. It's amazing how quickly the songs sound like I've known them all my life. Highly recommended.

I heard a track that I liked so I bought the album. There is not one bad track here. The sound is very polished but not overly so. Philippe Katerine has been hard at work in the production dept. and comes up with his best sounding disk to date. Glad to see Bertrand Burgulat involved too, you should really check out his Ssound of Mmusic album...
Helena's voice works just as well in French as in Brazillian portuguese.
Gives Bebel Gilberto a run for her money. Un disque super.