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Gal Costa HOJE
Robin Denselow - THE GAUARDIAN - 07/04/2006
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Released to coincide with the London Barbican's Tropicalia festival, at wich she will be appearing later this month, this is a new album by one of the key figures in the cultural revolution that shook up the Brazilian music scene back in the 1060s. Gal Costa is 60, but her glorious voice is a cool, clear, clear and youthful-sounding as ever, and she still takes chances. Tropicalia upset the authorities of the day with its rebellious blend of Brazilian and western styles, and Costa is now tackling songs by young, lesser-known writers as well as names such Caetano Veloso. The songs range from piano-backed ballads to more upbeat, jazz-tinged songs, and many of the best are co-written by the Congolese singer Lokua Kanza who contributes the gloriously sad and languid Mar e Sol, the gentle Te Adorar and the more gutsy Sexo e Luz. |
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