Musik / latin

Manhã florida


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Songlines

2018 June

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Garth Cartwright

2018 June

"Listening to Manhã Florida, it's easy to see why critics have praised Vieira as the finest voice of Cape Verde - she sings with an understated directness that allows her a perfect phrasing. On uptempo numbers she plays with words as if juggling, then on the ballads stretches vowels so they ache ... Vieira is backed by a large, primarily acoustic band who play beautifully, accompanying her bell-like vocals in a manner that emphasises the melody and subtle if complex rhythms, yet never gets in the way ... Immensely enjoyable, an album exuding grace and beauty. Nancy Vieira is not just a fine singer but one that anyone interested in contemporary music should pay attention to".


fRoots

2018 Summer

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Michael Stone

2018 Summer

"In contrast to the earthy style of Césaria Évora, the singer most responsible for bringing Cape Verde's traditional music to world audiences, Nancy Vieira's singular clarity of tone reflects an international muaical formation ... Vieira seamlessly blends Cape Verdean traditional song with influences including Brazilian popular music, Portuguese fado and French chanson ... "Manh̃̃ã Florida", Vieira's fifth release, begins in traditional mode with a classic morna by Vitorino Chantre and Amândio Cabral, "Mi Sem Bo Amor" ... With the exception of Marc Estève and Teófilo Chantre's French-language "Les Lendemaind De Carnaval", Vieira sings in Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole ... The closer, Mário Lúcio's "Sunha Dor", is an upbeat anthem whose cosmopolitan strains (Cuban son, Afropop) gesture to the future of Cape Verdean music".