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Sample Track 1:
"Balancê" from Balancê (Times Square Records)
Sample Track 2:
"Planeta Sukri (Featuring Boy Gê Mendes)" from Balancê (Times Square Records)
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Balancê (Times Square Records)
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CD Review

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Los Angeles Times, CD Review >>

Tavares' voice is filled with sunshine and light, and the daughter of parents from Cape Verde largely steers clear of the dark mornas favored by the likes of Cesaria Evora in favor of brighter, more optimistic songs. Among the highlights: "Bom Feeling" is a spirited track tinged with the sounds of street music; "Lisboa Kuya," simmers with jazz-tinged harmonies and jaunty rhythms; "One Love" roves between African high life and Caribbean dance. Other tracks dip into funk rhythms and sprinkles of electronica, but Tavares' singing seems closest to the spontaneity of jazz — a direction that could make an appealing route for her next album.
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