Advantages: great collaberation Disadvantages: none
this is such a briliant cd. a true ground breaking cd with collaberation of such distinguished artists. The guitarist vishwa mohan bhatt is so talented and has such a wide range of music that he can make anything sound good. this cd has some really unique songs and i really get inspired to make music when i hear this cd. it just proves that east and west can collaberate and merge so well even still preserving the features of both. it is a really ...
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Anybody can recognize "The Girl From Ipanema", it's a classic. But where did it come from? Where did Bossa Nova spread its roots?
Pianist Tom Jobim is credited for the composition of most of the classic Bossa Nova standards, but is was Joćo Gilberto who took these standards, and interpreted on the guitar what we now identify as Bossa Nova. By harmonizing the chords on the guitar with the traditional Brazilian Samba rhythm, Gilberto evolved Jobims' ... ...virtuous, but what really captures me is his voice. He sings with a "blown" quality as if he is blowing air from his gut, which produces an intimate close-to-the-microphone sound. It's possible to hear his lips smacking dryly during the pronounciation of certain words, and he has an excellent vocal amplitude, using mostly low-pitched but well chosen notes.
This album is fun to compare to his other work, as over the years his performances have become ...
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