Customer Reviews

Beat Beleza

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IF YOU LIKE BRASILIAN MUSIC YOU WILL LOVE THIS CD! THERE ARE SONGS FOR EVERY MOOD, SAMBA TO DANCE TO, R& B BALLADS WHEN YOU ARE FEELING MELLOW, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. THIS IS THE BEST CD I HAVE BOUGHT RECENTLY. IVETE HAS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL VOICE. I RECCOMEND THIS CD TO EVERYONE WHETHER OR NOT YOU UNDERSTAND PORTUGUESE.

Bought this album on a hunch,and wondered if it would be any good, not having heard either her or Banda Eva. I'm knocked out by her raw, energetic voice and great arrangements. Unlike another reviewer, I think her ballads are phenomenal. A Lua Q Eu T Dei and Meu Abraco are wonderful examples of her range and power, and complement the more hard driving songs perfectly. I'm going to check out her other albums, definitely, and Banda Eva. Also have to take a course in Brazilian Portuguese to get a handle on the lyrics---my dictionary and freetranslations.com make a mess of them! GREAT album.

The compositions on this album are exciting and sophisticated. There is very little use of electronic instruments, which makes the sound much more dynamic then earlier Sangalo albums. If you like MPB, its true, you can't go wrong with "Beat Beleza". By the way, "Balanco Black" is a fun duet wit Gilberto Gil.

Ivete Sangalo did it again and somehow created an album better than her great debut album! She borrows from Djavan and Chico Buarque to redo Tanta Saudade, and she does it magnificently! This album includes great Axe, Pagode, Samba, ballads, and is one of Brazil's best.

I'm a really big fan of Ivete's. Her voice is confident and sexy and it rivals the strength of her Axe counterpart and friend, Daniela Mercury's. Ivete actually has a voice and talent unlike some of the American superstar "divas" who rely upon their images to sell their music rather than actual talent. Ivete and Daniela could outsing any of these phonies any day.

I truly enjoyed the fast up tempo songs on Ivete's album like "Bug, Bug, Bay Bay," "Empurra Empurra," "Vira-Vira," "Rosa Roselia," and her duet with Gilberto Gil. Ivete's fast-songs make me want to get up and dance every time. Even though I don't understand a word of Portuguese, I find myself trying to sing along.

The only problem I had with this album, though, were her slow songs, with the exception of Postal. I think if Ivete gets better ballad material to work with, then she will shine on her ballads as well. It's just that the ones for this album were less than stellar and flat. They were terrible interlude after listening to the faster-tempo songs. (I love your voice Ivete, but sorry those slower tempo songs were not the best.) Ivete's voice shines mostly when she's singing the upbeat songs and r&b songs like Postal rather than the other ballads. If they had been left off the album and she replaced them with other faster tempo songs (heh) then this album would have probably gotten about two more stars from me. The album is worth it just for those few fast tempo songs. This is my first Ivete Sangalo album...but I will be buying more because I'm so in love with her voice. :D. Just set your CD player for skip for the majority slower songs.