Time: 48:14
Size: 110.4 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova
Year: 2013
Art: Front
[4:28] 1. Le Tourbillon
[4:26] 2. Saudade Da Bahia/Samba Da Minha Terra/Rosa Morena A Falsa Baiana
[4:04] 3. Tem Mais Samba
[3:43] 4. Michelle
[4:55] 5. La Vie En Rose
[5:39] 6. Chanson Pour L'auvergnat
[1:44] 7. Interlude
[4:05] 8. Berimbau
[4:04] 9. Clareou
[4:23] 10. A Rã
[3:35] 11. Un Homme Et Une Femme
[3:00] 12. Canto Da Liberdade
Founded in 1999 by Sophie Wegener, ZONA SUL is a band dedicated to playing bossa nova, the music “invented” in the late 1950s by Brazilians João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Inspired by the legendary Zimbo Trio and singer Elis Regina, the band ZONA SUL stays true to the Brazilian tradition, while having developed an original style by opening up their repertoire to French chansons and pop songs that have been arranged with a distinctly Brazilian flavor.
In 2003 the band recorded their critically acclaimed first CD: PURE LOVE – um amor tão puro. With “Dans mon île“ by Henri Salvador they made it onto the compilation “The finest in female vocal jazz“ alongside Diana Krall, Cassandra Wilson and Sade. The song was also played nationwide in Germany on Klassik Radio. Upon its release in Germany in May 2006, ZONA SUL’s second album BEIRA made it to the top 20 in the German jazz charts. ZONA SUL’s music has received airplay on various radio stations in Europe and the band has given TV performances on German television. In October 2013, their third CD, TEM MAIS SAMBA, was released.
ZONA SUL is enjoying a large fan base in their hometown of Munich and their concerts at the local jazz club, the Unterfahrt, are always sold out. (Unterfahrt was voted one of the 10 best jazz clubs worldwide by Down Beat magazine). So far, the band has given performances in Germany, Italy, Poland and South Korea. Now the band members would like to go further, broaden their horizons and bring the joy of their music to many other places.
In 2003 the band recorded their critically acclaimed first CD: PURE LOVE – um amor tão puro. With “Dans mon île“ by Henri Salvador they made it onto the compilation “The finest in female vocal jazz“ alongside Diana Krall, Cassandra Wilson and Sade. The song was also played nationwide in Germany on Klassik Radio. Upon its release in Germany in May 2006, ZONA SUL’s second album BEIRA made it to the top 20 in the German jazz charts. ZONA SUL’s music has received airplay on various radio stations in Europe and the band has given TV performances on German television. In October 2013, their third CD, TEM MAIS SAMBA, was released.
ZONA SUL is enjoying a large fan base in their hometown of Munich and their concerts at the local jazz club, the Unterfahrt, are always sold out. (Unterfahrt was voted one of the 10 best jazz clubs worldwide by Down Beat magazine). So far, the band has given performances in Germany, Italy, Poland and South Korea. Now the band members would like to go further, broaden their horizons and bring the joy of their music to many other places.
Tem Mais Samba mc
Tem Mais Samba zippy
Super-nice voice -- and hard on the Brazilian numbers to believe she's not Brazilian by birth and on the French to believe she's not French by birth. I think I would like this Sophie Wegener a lot better, though, if, on any single album, she did just Brazilian songs or just French songs -- but not both. I mean, let's get back to something vaguely resembling artistic unity, does everyone not agree? It's the rare classical album that does NOT have artistic unity. It's the rare pop album that DOES. And get that awful "Michelle, ma belle" off of this please. And, actually, that "Vie en Rose" is pretty embarrassing too. In short, this is a really nice voice, but I believe there is a grave failure of taste here in respect of repertoire. If I am wrong, I wish someone would tell me. (I think I will now play the Bahia cut one more time, then delete.)
ReplyDeleteHer pa was probably English and her ma French, but they lived in Brasil ! Good singer and OK record. My favorite track is the Georges Brassens cover.
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