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Genre:
Latin
Release Date: 07/24/2006
When
Fernanda Porto first appeared on the Brazilian music scene with her eponymous debut album in 2002, she immediately gained the admiration of the critics with a fresh, elegant and intelligent
electronic sound, based on
drum'n'bass,
bossa nova and
traditional Brazilian rhythms. Her second album,
Giramundo, was a step towards a much more organic sound and this live performance recorded at the
Tom Brasil Nações Unidas in São Paulo in 2006 is a continuation on that more organic path. In fact, for this show
Porto performed with a group of in total around 30 talented musicians, including a string quartet and the percussion group
Batuntã, from São Paulo. The skillful pianist
Christianne Neves plays a prominent role on this CD and also co-wrote the track
"Seu Nome Na Areia," a calm and soft love song. This and ten other tracks are completely new material. Some of these were written by
Porto herself, and others are versions of other artists' work. Among the covers, the beautiful
"Desde Que o Samba É Samba" by
Gilberto Gil and
Caetano Veloso and
"Samba de Dois" by
Los Hermanos deserve extra attention. The presentation of
Caetano Veloso's '70s classic
"Sampa" is interesting, as
Porto's arrangements are a stark contrast to
Caetano's original, sparse
choro settings. The smooth
reggae of
"Simples" is one of her new compositions, as is the calm
"Você e Eu" with its tasteful string arrangements.
"Pensamento 4," from
Giramundo, gains a much lighter production than on the album, but maintains it "acoustic"
drum'n'bass sound.
~Philip Jandovsky, All Music Guide
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