Looking for some beautiful music in your life that fills your inner need for both Brazil and Bohemia? Give guitarist and vocalist Marcio Faraco a try. This disc brings together musicians from both France and Brazil, and the team of Julio Gonsalves/perc, Lionel Suarez/acc, Nicolas Montazaud/vib, Phillippe Baden Powel/p and Ze Luis Nascimento/b flashes images ranging from Gilberto to Reinhardt.
You get an irresistible lilt with rich nasally vocals and sensuous guitar on tunes like “Cajueiro” and “ Neguinha” , and the next thing you know you’re on the left bank sashaying to “Paris.” Lovely soft rhythms caress your ears on “Perdao” that make you think it’s Ipanema time, and then the this guy throws a curve and brings you to Nashville via wonderful American sounding folk tunes like “Sao Sebastiao” and “Um Dia Estranho.” Each of the tunes sound fresh, like the juice from an opened orange spraying in your face. Sublime and satisfying on a plethora of levels.
Harmonia Mundi