Fernanda Porto [Import]

Fernanda Porto | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Trama
• ASIN: B00007FDD7
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #385,276 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. De Costas Pro Mundo

2. Eletricidade

3. Baque Virado

4. Amor Errado

5. Tudo de Bom

6. Vilarejo Íntimo

7. Sambassim

8. Outro Lugar do Mundo

9. Tanta Besteira

10. O Amor Não Cala

11. Só Tinha de Ser Com Você

12. Jeito Novo (Not the Same)

13. Tempo Pra Tudo

14. 1999

Editorial Reviews

Tracks: (Disc 1) 01 - De costas pro mundo ; 01 - De costas pro mundo ; 2 - Eletricidade ; 02 - Electricidade ; 003 - Baque virado ; 03 - Baque virado ; 4 - Amor errado ; 04 - Amor errado ; 005 - Tudo de bom ; 05 - Tudo de bom ; 6 - Vilarejo intimo ; 06 - Vilarejo intimo ; 007 - Sambassim ; 07 - Sambassim ; 8 - Outro lugar do mundo ; 08 - Outro lugar do mundo ; 009 - Tanta besteira ; 09 - Tanta besteira ; 10 - Amor nao cala ; 10 - O amor nao cala ; 011 - So tinha de ser com voce ; 011 - So tinha de ser com voce ; 12 - Jeito novo ; 12 - Jeito novo (not the same) ; 013 - Tempo pra tudo ; 013 - Tempo pra tudo ; 14 - 1999 ; 14 - 1999 ; 015 - Not the same ; 0(Disc 2) 01 - Avisa gil ; 002 - A rainha ; 003 - A historia da morena nua que abalou as estruturas ; 004 - Contigo sempre ; 005 - Amor errado ; 006 - Chamega ; 007 - Amnesia express ; 008 - Carino (for patricia) ; 009 - E o meu amor vi passar ; 010 - My rules ; 011 - Esfera ; 012 - Essencia ; 013 - Samba dobrado ; 014 - O astronauta ; 0

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars samba for the drum 'n' bass generation, May 19, 2004

By 

David McLoughlin (@work) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fernanda Porto (Audio CD)

Trama recording artist Fernanda Porto is a singer, composer, programmer and multi-instrumentalist; a classically trained pianist who plays drums, saxophone, and guitar, and sings opera as well. In 2003 the São Paulo-born Porto was honored with a Latin Grammy nomination in the category of Best New Artist, the only Brazilian and the only independent label recording artist on the short list of nominees.
After 10 or so years on the road, this musical dynamo has finally found the time to release her self-titled debut CD, a bold juxtaposition of drum 'n' bass with bossa nova and samba, which has already achieved gold status in Brazil. It only makes sense that the visionary São Paulo record label Trama -- home to some of Brazil's most original new talents - should release this extraordinary debut.
Porto composed all but one of the songs on the CD; she also did her own programming and played all of the instruments. She shared lyric-writing duties with renowned Brazilian lyricists and poets such as Paulo Leminsky, Arnaldo Antunes, Ledusha, Edu Ruia, Lina de Albuquerque and Martha Medeiros.
The Jobim bossa nova classic Só Tinha que Ser Com Você, the only cover on the album, takes an exciting new turn with Porto's reinterpretation, a winning collaboration with the great Brazilian DJ Patife.
Baque Virado, written with Alba Carvalho, is one of the album's highlights. The track gives a modern spin to the energy and playfulness of one of northeastern Brazil's most famous musical styles, maracatu. Throughout the disc, Porto ably creates a successful fusion between both sophisticated electronic club beats and diverse traditional Brazilian rhythms. Another benchmark track is Tudo De Bom, a composition inspired by the sentimental heart of Brazil, Rio de Janiero.
Although this is her debut album, Porto displays more musical maturity and innovation than many artists on their second or third releases. With her self-titled release, the soft-spoken Paulistana is clearly positioned at the forefront of a powerful new wave in Brazilian music.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, March 15, 2003

By 

J. Rassen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fernanda Porto (Audio CD)

I asked a record store clerk in São Paulo for a good album combining electronica and bossa nova sounds, and without a moment's thought, he grabbed Fernanada Porto's album and handed it to me. It's fantastic. She's gone and rethought the "classic" Brazilian sound, and the result it amazing... "Tudo de bom" and "Vilarejo Ínitimo" are totally engaging tracks, as is the more Axé-sounding "Baque Virado". "Electricidade" and "Sambassim" are also quite nifty.

Highly recommended!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bossa Nova with a fresh jazzy drum and bass twist, April 4, 2004

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Melody Rodriguez (new york, ny) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fernanda Porto (Audio CD)

This C.d Is just beautiful. I had known about fernanda porto from some of the marky & patife mixes and just fell in love from there. Theres so much to love...from the beautiful Brazilian Vocals, to the bossa nova beats fused with both jazzy and tech step drum and bass. You can deffinately dance to it ...yet its also perfect to just sit back and relax. Her voice is just so beautiful and melodic...and thats hard to find these days.