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Review by Tom Orr
Monica Salmaso
Iaia
(World Village 468035, 2004)
As lavish and layered as Brazilian music can be, Monica Salmaso tends to keep it simple. Her choice of songs reflects deeply upon Brazil’s African traditions and folkloric wisdom as well as modern political and cultural concerns, though on much of this disc her velvety voice is accompanied by little more than piano, acoustic guitar and percussion. In spite of this, the music is alive and electrifying. Compositions by greats like Tom Ze, Chico Buarque and Dorival Caymmi are interpreted, quite nicely so. Salmaso’s lovely crystalline tones effortlessly grace arrangements where both rhythmic bounce and pensive starkness are utilized to good effect, capturing the poetic essence of songs like “Estrela de Oxum” and “Sinhazinha (Despertar),” making them her own but also sharing them intimately. This music won’t get the party started, but it’ll be great to cool things down in the wee hours afterward. 11/29/04 >> go there
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