Maria

"With Maria, Carminho returns to fado wholeheartedly, even if she adds some unconventional elements to the soulful music ... Though her music is artfully arranged, the centerpiece is her voice, or really, her delivery. She is a singer who grabs each word and sings the hell out of it, embracing each note seemingly with her entire body. While some singers make you worry about hurting their throat, she wrings out notes that make you worry about her kidneys. It's singing that isn't just jaw-clenching, but provokes an involuntary sympathetic physical response of tensing one's entire body ... Her Nonesuch debut shows her to be a mature artist in search of a mature audience that embraces the heartfelt emotions that pop often skims over".

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"Like bluegrass, like classic rock 'n' roll, the art of fado is to set one's own stamp on its fairly rigid - and rigidly-policed by its most ardent fans - rules, to extend its possibilities while remaining true to its spirit and strictures. Carminho achieves that feat with great style. A beautifully realised, remarkably varied yet uniformly gorgeous album".