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 Navega - Mayra Andrade
Newest Review: ... matter of each song. ~ Musical Influences ~ Largely due to her background, Mayra Andrade's music is a mixture of ... more  ... international influences, in which traditional Cape Verdean rhythms and song-forms are fused with Afro rhythms, Latin melodies, Brazilian samba and Bossa Nova, jazz elements and even some French chanson. At first I thought the Brazilian rhythms to be the overriding influence, no doubt due to the contributions of Brazilian percussionist Ze Luis Nascimento who makes up the main trio of performers alongside Cape Verdean guitarist Kim Alves and Cameroonian bassist Etienne Mbappe. There are two other Brazilian guitarists, Tarcisi...more |
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Navega - Mayra Andrade: Upon the Waves (1141 words)
by - written on 01/07/08 (Very useful, 355 readings)
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It was after hearing Mayra singing on a recent Jools Holland show that I decided to check out her 2006 debut album 'Navega' (Upon the Waves). I liked the song she sang on the show which seemed to have a Brazilian influence and I was immediately hooked by the clarity and relaxed range of her warm and passionate voice. Having some knowledge of Brazilian Portuguese, I also thought it would be interesting to listen more closely to the lingo of this Cape Verdean singer. ~ Background and Language ~ Although Mayra Andrade was born in Cuba she spent most of her childhood growing up in Cape Verde - a former Portuguese colony 500km off the coast of Senegal ... Read the complete review
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