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Genre:
Latin
Release Date: 10/12/2004
This album is more "Brazilian" than the previous
Awa Yiô. The pop elements are still here, but they are more discrete in the all-Brazilian production. There are more sambas in an otherwise peaceful release where
Lins spares listeners from his somewhat high-pitched vocals, focusing in the medium region.
Lins wrote several string arrangements and invited
César Camargo Mariano and other musicians to write others, resulting in a dominating orchestral feel. The sambas are
"É de Deus," "Camaleão," and the classic
"Desde Que O Samba É Samba" (
Caetano Veloso). Ballads predominate: the hit
"Lembra de Mim," "Te Amo" (with the excellent singer
Vânia Bastos), and
"Saudade de Casa" (6/8).
"Pra Aalegrar Coração de Moça" is a hybrid of four-to-the-bar swing and 2/4 ballad. Romantic sambas-canção also are represented in
"Anjo de Mim," "Noturna," and
"Será Possível." The also classic blues
"Vinte Anos Blues" had its vitality somewhat diluted by the orchestral subtlety.
"Bonito" is a beautiful samba-choro, in this re-recording exploring orchestral sounds in a slower tempo.
~Alvaro Neder, All Music Guide
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