Lucifer sonambulo (João Brasil) by lontramusic

By Bruna Castanheira

On December 9 the Arts Theater in Sao Paulo opened its stage to receive one of the Brazilian popular music songstress, Céu, who is currently considered the most interesting singer of her generation. Through the all show, Céu showed an extreme security as a singer, she presumed a voice without any mannerisms that would make you think she’s been at it for a long time, ever thought her career is relatively short.

I hope that by my photographs you might be able to realize how captivating this artist is on stage.

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Directed by: renancostalima.org e marcelogomesphoto.com

Once a month radio-Worldmusic-specialists from twentythree European countries select their individual top ten favourites out of current Worldmusic releases from their playlists and mail them to Berlin. The nominations are processed in a data-base and the top ten is then published as the WORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE.

This month, Vagarosa reached #1!

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ByDavid Honigmann
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“Don’t take yourself too seriously, pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-papa used to tell me … ” The Brazilian tropilectro singer Céu clearly took the advice to heart.
Familiar Brazilian tropes, from languid samba to wild whirling horns to sleazy organ flirtations, are distorted and made strange. The opener, “Sobre O Amor E Seu Trabalho Silencioso”, starts as a duet for voice and cavaquinho, but ends submerged in the crackle of old vinyl; dub textures slip and slide; blitches and gleeps bubble up under the most fragile of melodies.