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Brasil

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Awesome collection of songs. I was wary that it may be too electronic or fusional... but not so! There are blazing instrumental parts and absolutely incredible, powerful and full-of-life vocals that will really make you want to dance! You will hardly even notice the electronic elements, as they only enhance all the live action. A great driving, party, or chore-doing CD. Seriously consider getting it! Lots of tracks, too!

Excellent disk. Salome de Bahia is a great singer and Bob Sinclar a great producer. It brings a fresh look to classic Brazilian tunes, as well as Salome's own.

At first listen one would think that this is generic brasilian pop music and jazzy/bossa-nova pop to most Americans. However, there is something intangible which causes this CD to rise above most pop-bossa-music. Salome's voice is terrific and the songs are extraordinarily fun.

Why go to Brazil when you can bring BRASIL to you? Salomé De Bahia's second album is another tropicalia explosion. It's carnivale in just under an hour. There's plenty of finger-snapping moments on the immensely catchy "Pais Tropical" and the chorus on "Festa Para Um Rei Negro" will almost have you singing along. The famous "Mas Que Nada" gets a nice downtempo rub here, and the stripped-down (by comparison) "Brigette Bardot" lingers long after the the horns have quieted. A bit of cheeky charm creeps into "Mambo Bacan," and Michel Fugain lends his mellifluous voice to "Voce Abusou" as a counterpoint to de Bahia's powerhouse performances. But, in my eyes, the reclaiming of Barry Manilow's "Copacabana" is the album's high point. If Manilow was only toying with tropicalia, then Salome de Bahia serves it hot, fruit hat and all.

If you are into Brazil/Electronica, DO NOT GO FOR THIS. I admit it is a fun CD but after the first track or so you start to think that maybe you should be playing shuffleboard on an old person's cruise or listening to this at a retirement center. It's just not up to date with what is considered modern Brazil/Bossa Nova/Electronica.