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Nothing Like

brazilian mishiki | Brasil, Minas Gerais | 06/20/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Nothing like a brazilian talking about Ney Matogrosso. This singer is GOLD in the brazilian popular music. Ney envolves you in anything he does. Shame of people who hasn't yet seen this wonderful voice, everything becomes magical when Ney enter the stage, the way he sings, the way he dances, he makes you fell the energy itself."

Another perfect samba revival

Eric Crawford | California, USA | 03/18/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was unsure how Ney might follow up his tremendous homage to the Carmen Miranda era (Batuque) but this re-imagining of Cartola's samba songbook exceeds expectations. Restrained, soulful, and drawn in arrangements of clean, spare lines, this portrait of the legendary Mangueira co-founder is spectacular. No, it doesn't sound like Cartola. It sounds like Cartola's work has been reborn in the 21st century, though. And if you're already a fan of Ney, you won't be disappointed by a recording so crisply displaying his still-great voice, nor by the classic sambas that highlight it. As in Batuque, the band is an equal co-star with assured mastery of the material and solo turns that make you hope for a world tour!"