Tuesday 24 March 2009

Nana Vasconcelos - Saudades (1979)




O Berimbau
Vozes
Ondas
Cego Aderaldo
Dado.


Nana Vasconcelos - berimbau, percussion, voice, gongs
Egberto Gismonti - guitar
Members of Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart
Mladen Gutesha - conductor.

By Cpierola
I have full respect for those who think that the only enjoyable pleasures are the love-at-first-sight ones. But I don't agree. When I bought this CD some years ago, the shop's host warned me that this was a great one but also a tough one.
Since then, each time I listen to it I discover new sounds and I improve my ability to be impressed again and again. These pieces are always a mystery but at the same time are so primarily human that you can't avoid finding links on the intellectual and physical levels.
The brilliant percussion leads you to a catharsis. The litany of the fantastic berimbau is overwhelming. The voice is tranformed into an instrument through emerging whispers and wild screaming. You can find a mix of the most rustic, almost tribal sounds blended with an academic chords section.
One advice: Listen to this music alone on a peaceful atmosphere. Otherwise you are wasting time.

1 comment:

  1. Saudades

    Artist...............: Nana Vasconcelos
    Album................: Saudades
    Genre................: Jazz
    Source...............: CD
    Year.................: 1979
    Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
    Codec................: LAME 3.98
    Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
    Quality..............: Extreme, (avg. bitrate: 243kbps)
    Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
    Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
    Information..........: lascintasrecuperadas.blogspot.com
    Playing Time.........: 00:44:17
    Total Size...........: 78.16 MB.

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