Sol Na Cara

Amazon.com A Brazilian expatriate living in Brooklyn, former rock star and hit songwriter Vinicius Cantuária recorded six records in his native land prior to teaming up with producer Arto Lindsay and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto for his first American album. Cantuária always claims that moving to New York actually made him become more Brazilian. Indeed, the deep and understated Sol na Cara ("The Sun on Your Face") consists mostly of subtle bossa nova melodies (often cowritten with Caetano Veloso, Sakamoto, and others) set to the undulating folk rhythms of northern Brazil. While Cantuária's lyrics, soft voice, and nylon-stringed acoustic-guitar playing signify unabashed romanticism (even when he's singing about his favorite soccer players), Sakamoto's atmospheric keyboards lend an air of almost otherworldly cosmopolitanism to a 1996 album that seems to have aged like a fine wine. --Richard Gehr From the Label The bossa nova as it survives in the songs of Vinicius Cantuária isn’t some easy-listening holdover from your parents’ patio party. Combining the quintessentially Brazilian qualities of light, suppleness, and sinewy rhythm, girded by a melancholic throb, Sol Na Cara (GCD 79518) is a vital reminder of the things that make us laud the musical genius of Brazil. Stretching beyond the bossa’s cool jazz foundations in the work of Stan Getz to the more contemporary sonic world of (co-producer) Arto Lindsay, Cantuaria’s music is post-bossa -- sharing a fullness and sensuality with the classic form, but with a restive, experimental bent.
ASIN: B00000322T
VSKU: DBV.B00000322T.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Cantuaria, Vinicius
Binding: Audio cd
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