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Globe and Mail, CD Review >>
You may have heard of the young fado singer credited with moving the Portuguese art form away from something of a priceless museum piece, into the evolving 21st century. You may have heard of her startlingly forceful beauty, her intense physicality, and most of all, her heart-wringing voice. None of it is hyperbole, as she proves with her second recording, Fado Curvo. Aptly named, it doesn't walk the straight line of the tradition, just as this fadista does not adhere to its visual imprimatur -- the dramatically draped black shawl. Still, Mariza, designer gowns notwithstanding, brings infinite respect to the 19th-century tradition, bending it through subtlety. For example, the addition of atypical fado instruments such as piano and cello, and in one instance, jazz trumpet, on the contemplative O Deserto. It is the only occasion where she steps close to a quagmire similar to that of much contemporary pop-flamenco, but she delicately sidesteps away within the same song. Ultimately, Fado Curvo is Mariza exploring the laments and ecstasies of fado, following her own trajectory. 05/08/03
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