Seio da Bahia

Vania Abreu | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: January 1, 1999
• Label: Velas
• Copyright: (c) 1999 Velas
• Total Length: 44:44
• Genres: International/Latin Music
• ASIN: B000QZXD8K
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #410,341 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great voice from Bahia, February 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Seio Da Bahia (Audio CD)

I stumbled onto this album at a listening booth of a local music store and immediately bought it after listening to the first track. Vania has a marvelous voice of clarion clarity with an exactitude that reminds me of a great trumpeter like Clifford Brown. Listen to how she handles chromaticism of the first track "Mais de Mim". Throughout, her emphasis is on musicality and clarity rather than "expression", without, however, losing naturalness and warmth of feeling. Arrangement is also attractive, understated and more folksy than other (admittedly small number of ) MPB albums I'm familiar with, and often with a modal flavor. My favorite track is "Anjo da Velha Guarda" which I'm in a habit of playing twice before proceeding with the rest of the excellent album.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Voice, Clear & Classic Artist, October 16, 2001

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MoiJill "moijill" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seio Da Bahia (Audio CD)

I was fortunate to be in Salvador do Bahia in December '99 and see Vania Abreu in concert with her "much more famous and hip" sister Daniela Mercury. I walked away from the wonderful show actually enjoying Abreu more than Mercury.

So, I got back to the states, bought the CD from Amazon and fell in love completely with her music. She has a beautiful tone, range and is PERFECT if you are studying or learning Portuguese because her diction is AWESOME!

My favorite songs? "Seio d Bahia," Mais de Mim," and "O Perdao." I'd describe it as a mixture of easy-pop, folk, jazz and cajun!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have, July 31, 2000

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Lusa (São Paulo, SP Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seio Da Bahia (Audio CD)

If you are interested in trully brazilian music, you must have this album. It is a masterpiece. Vânia knows how to sing songs with her voice and heart. She combines modern music with brazilian traditional roots like nobody else.