Carmen Souza - Creology

Styles: Vocal, Piano And Guitar
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:32
Size: 100,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:50)  1. Ligria
(3:03)  2. Senhorinha
(3:07)  3. Upa Neguinho
(3:44)  4. Pretty Eyes
(3:28)  5. Mon di Deus
(3:39)  6. Xinxiroti
(3:17)  7. Tud Tem 1 Razão
(2:50)  8. London Light
(3:44)  9. Kem Ka Tem Cabeca
(4:24) 10. Homem Musica
(4:18) 11. Escuta Moçambique
(3:03) 12. Creology

The world tour of Carmen Souza , associated with the release of her eighth album, Creology, also hit Italy on five dates between April and May . The Portuguese singer of Cape Verdean origins confirms the association with his mentor and producer, the double bass player Theo Pascal, and with the percussionist Elias Kacomanolis. In some songs we add the very young son of Pascal, Zoe.The route is particularly rich in suggestions. Equipped with a very personal pronunciation and a unique interpretative ability, Carmen Souza highlights her chromatic qualities passing from baritonal glissando to falsetto excursions (up to harmonic singing) but she does not remain a prisoner of her prodigious technique. The repertoire (mostly original: his lyrics and music by Pascal) continues to orbit in that boundary land that combines jazz, traditional Brazilian and Caribbean music and African influences but each time it is fresh and engaging. More than in other records, Creology's path unfolds in a sincere and coherent manner, bringing more attention to tradition than to moments of self-celebration or to fusions of pop flavor (the only, vaguely acid jazz is "London Light"). The interpretations of the Souza highlight greater balance but continue to strike for the eccentricity of the diction, the evocativeness of the sounds, the expressive tension and the variety of solutions: his is among the most intense voices in the contemporary scene, beyond genres and labels. Its partners provide it with a colorful, highly effective and appropriate rhythmic fabric. The three non-original songs are "Upa Neguinho," tribute to Brazil by Edu Lobo, "Pretty Eyes" and "Homem Musica" of the Portuguese / Mozambican Orlanda Guilande. Translate by Google ~ Angelo Leonardi https://www.allaboutjazz.com/creology-review-by-angelo-leonardi.php

Personnel: Carmen Souza: voice, piano, guitar; Theo Pascal: bass, percussions, voice; Elias Kacomanolis: drums, percussions, voice; guest: Zoe Pascal: drums, percussions.

Creology

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