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5.0 out of 5 stars
Rock Legend, January 11, 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: Dez de Dezembro (Audio CD)
I was just in Salvador, where I discovered Cassia Eller through a friend. Lan Lan was the percussionist for Cassia, and was one of the last people with her, brought her to the hospital, just before her 4 heart attacks. A tragic death, at 38 from a mixture of depression, alcohol, and cocaine. A fitting death for a rock and roll legend, and the first musician I've heard worthy of that distinction since...well Frank Zappa. A voice as strong and pain-ridden as Janis', but she had an enormous repetoire from Bossa Nova to John Lennon & Jimi Hendrix, both of whom she covered a lot. So tragic, her career lasted only 10 years. And after death she's recognized as one of Brasil's greatest singers. Her last , post-humous record, "Dez de Decembro" is a masterpiece.
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