For hardcore completists only
Jason Shumate | GA United States | 12/26/2004
(2 out of 5 stars)
"If you are not a hardcore completist fan of one of the artists on this CD, I most strongly advise against buying it. The singing on this album is fine throughout. Unfortunately, the music is not. Even calling it music is at times a stretch. Virginia Rodrigues and Nuno Guerreiro (of Ala Dos Namorados, who also appear on the last track of the CD) sound absolutely terrific together, but Brizzi weaves bits of Olodum's percussion into and out of the song. It does not work at all and Olodum, a terrific band, sound like they are keeping a completely different rhythm from the singers. The fact that Tom Ze is on this CD says a lot about it. Ze is a holdover from the 1960's, but he was never very popular in Brazil. He's pretty odd and in my opinion he's the worst artist David Byrne ever tried to promote. Even the great Gilberto Gil can barely make his song listenable. I would suggest listening to the audio samples before buying it. If you're into avant garde electronica, maybe you'll like it, but for me, this was a collosal waste of money. It's certainly not the worst CD I've ever heard, but it's very weak and I think 2 stars is fair."
Worlds Music!
lual99 | BrazilBrazil | 01/02/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Caetano Veloso, Teresa Salgueiro, Gilberto Gil, Carlinhos Brown, Virginia Rodrigues and many other are more than special guests in this album.
Their interpretation of original songs of the composer and pruducer Aldo Brizzi are very strong and intesive."
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1