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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Second CD by Sabrina, July 18, 2008
In a few words; this is a very delightful and awesome recording.
This is what Sabrina calls a more "organic" recording compared to her previous one :"Equilibria", and you can feel it throughout the album; there are some electronic accents here in there, but for the most part it has more acoustic elements.
She wrote and/or co-wrote 11 of the 12 cuts here and you can tell how meticulous the compositions and arrangements are.
One thing that I was glad to see, was the list of amazing guests Sabrina put together to perform in this masterpiece; check them out:
- Sabrina Malherios / Main Vocals, Background Vocals via Multiple recording, Compositions, Arrangements
- Daniel Maunik / Programming, Arrangements, Recording, Mixing, Keyboars and Synths
- Alex Malheiros / Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitars, Additional Vocals, Compositions
- Ivan Conti / Drums
- Jesse Sadoc / Trumpet
- Arthur Verocai / Acoustic Guitars, Arrangements
- Paulo Braga / Drums
- Paulo Guimaraes / Flutes & Piccolo
- Zero / Percussions
- Jose Roberto Bertrami / Keyboards, Piano, Organ
- Marcio Lott / Additional Vocals
- Eduardo Neves / Sax & Flutes
- Ze Carlos / Acoustic Guitars
- Vittor Santos / Trombone
etc. and many more . . .
This recording is a collage of different styles all perfectly fused into one, making a delightful album; a bit of Jazz, a bit of House, a bit of Bossa and Nu Bossa, a bit of Samba; helping in my opinion, to put Sabrina Malheiros at the apex among "newer" Brazilian Female artists right now, and by far (E Muito Por Demais).
Make this CD yours at once, I know you'll enjoy it as much as I am.
Way to go Sabrina!!!!!!
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Irresistibly summery., December 19, 2008
This album is a breath of fresh air. Uplifting and full of Brazilian goodtime grooves, this album brings you a taste of summer.
Produced once again by Daniel "DJ Venom" Maunick (son of Incognito's Bluey), Sabrina's follow-up to 2005's "Equilibria" mixes retro jazz-soul with retooled bossa grooves.
There's something about a light, clear and rather knowing female voice floating over a shunting neo-African rhythm that speaks powerfully to the Brazilian soul.
In the Sixties, Astrud Gilberto made this sound global with "The Girl from Ipanema", and a generation later, "Bebel Gilberto" gave it a digital makeover, opening the floodgates to a wave of cool-voiced sirens.
Her pleasing but rather bland voice struggles on a version of Carole King's "It's Too Late", and the sequencing of the album is a little puzzling, with many of the best songs left to the end. But the arrangements for strings, brass and woodwind by the veteran Arthur Verocai on six of the 12 tracks are the real delight, adding rare distinction.
Rio born Sabrina, the daughter of Azymuth bass player Alex Malheiros, brings a lush, popular approach to her second album, drawing on her city's rich bossa nova tradition. She has updated it with a disco sweep to the flutes and strings, and the itchy samba rhythms are underpinned by a throbbing house pulse.
More jazzy and using less programming and more instruments than her debut, cuts like "New Morning", "Brisa Mar" and "Sintonia" set the tone
Highlights are the waspish acoustic floater "Alem Do Sol" and the foottapping groove of "Connexao", which should raise the spirits.
Quality and refreshingly upbeat, the album is irresistibly summery and effortlessly luminous..
Pick of the Album: "Sem Pressa" and "A new Morning".
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nu Bossa brilliance, September 14, 2008
Brazilian jazz at its most exhilarating: Sabrina Malheiros has come up with a shimmering cluster of Nu Bossa pearls - each original composition providing a perfect vehicle for the funky Rio jazz-samba that pervades the album. The production is flawless and generous - an expertly-crafted capoeira of guitars, horns, flutes, Alex Malheiros bass and multi-instrumental percussion. Yes, the pulsating grooves are infectious - but the knockout blow comes with Sabrina's blissful melodies, effortlessly sung with a blend of Brazilian insouciance, energy and feeling. Highly recommended!
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