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O Rappa

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2007)
• Original Release Date: January 17, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Import
• Label: Wea Brazil
• ASIN: B00002ZZVB
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #296,537 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
New CD with multimedia components from this popular Pop Band from Rio De Janeiro.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a crossover album that will open your eyes., April 2, 2002

By	S. Koedel (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What an album! A cross between 4 or 5 major influences. African beats, heavy electric guitar, pop vocals, electric overtones, it goes on and on, and can't be described.

From when I first put this into the CD tray, I hadn't felt this strongly about a new album since first hearing Traveling Without Moving by Jamiroquai. Don't get me wrong, this is very different from Jay Kay, but it grooves like you can't believe.

These guys are the coolest act in Brazil, they have carved their own style and no one else has it. I liked this so much, I memorized lyrics when I lived in Sao Paulo. To top it off, they happen not to be spoiled Brazilian rock stars, but rather do everything they can to raise awareness for social issues and support the favelas.

Forgetting their politics, I just wish they would leave Brazil one day and visit NYC. I rate this as one of the best ten albums I have ever heard.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Way too Catchy, August 10, 2000

By	John C. Thomas (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's too bad that most Americans can only get the old-line Brazilian pop artists (Gil, Veloso, Nascimento, etc.) in their music store and occaisionally on the radio. I've been listening to Brazilian pop and rock for 18 years, and O Rappa might be the best thing to come along since Paralamas do Sucesso. The single "O Que Sobrou do Ceu" is stuck in my head from listening to Brazilian radio on the 'net. The other tracks show a surprising versitility and an independent sound. Bands like this aren't imitating American rock, they're doing their own, original thing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars maturity matters, June 9, 2000

By	[e-mail] (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews

With this 3rd album(actually called LADO B LADO A)the brazilian band O Rappa shows how much they have grown since their 1st release. With consistent lyrics talking mostly about the social matters of Rio de Janeiro, they have reached an unique music style with creative drum lines and also a very good hip hop dj, as well as the great voice of the lead singer Falcão. Not anymore influenced by american and european sounds only, O Rappa has reached their own identity with this new cd, a guarantee of originality and variety - a little of techno (Homem Amarelo), pop and swing (Me Deixa, O Que Sobrou do Céu), a brazilian funk(Todas as Comunidades), and a precious and emotional ballad (Minha Alma). You must check it out.