Second Celia Cruz and Gal Costa. Many fans of Brazilian female singers would say that Elis Regina was the greatest ever.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nsKWQA4sLZg&feature=relmfu
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nsKWQA4sLZg&feature=relmfu
Latin Female Singers - Any suggestions?
I have always wanted to expand my listening repertoire beyond the traditional jazz ballads/balladeers. It seems as I discover new singers in the idiom I keep hearing many of the same traditional ballads being redone in much the same way. This is great to a point but a little spice of the Latin variety sure wouldn’t hurt. In that regards, I've done a little research and discovered Yasmin Levy (Landino, flamenco). Her album, Sentir blows me away. The recording quality is quite good too. I also like Brazilian Ceu (samba, reggae, jazz) on her self-titled album. Ojos de Bruja are also doing interesting stuff. None of these can be called jazz in the traditional sense but good nonetheless.
Concha Buika's collaboration with Chucho Valdes is another great find. Fantastic synergy between Concha and Chucho here, with very good sound quality as well. Others I have manage to sought out so far are Mexican singers Lhasa, Lila Downs,Chavela Vargas and Argentinian Mercedes Souza.
I'd be interested to hear of any others, along these lines, that you might be aware of.
Concha Buika's collaboration with Chucho Valdes is another great find. Fantastic synergy between Concha and Chucho here, with very good sound quality as well. Others I have manage to sought out so far are Mexican singers Lhasa, Lila Downs,Chavela Vargas and Argentinian Mercedes Souza.
I'd be interested to hear of any others, along these lines, that you might be aware of.
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A few thoughts on the Buena Vista sound. If one uses as criteria two of Jazz's essential ingredients, improvisation and roots in African music, it is clearly "jazz"' as Rok points out. But the music heard on most of BVSC's recordings is actually closer to the "guajira" and "son" styles; the "country-music" of Cuba. The repetitive vocal style is the influence of the chants of the music that the West African slaves brought to the mix. It predates the Cubano-bop that came a decade or two later. |
Tubegroover, great suggestions. But, man! I just listened again to the clip in my post from 2/26/13 and I would have to agree with your agreement. Elis Regina was amazing. First of all there is something about her, her vibe, and simply the way she speaks that screams sensuality and make her delivery unparalleled. Those breaks at 1:40 and 2:31 are amazing! [URL]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nsKWQA4sLZg&feature=relmfu[/URL] |
Great clip Tubegroover; thanks for sharing. Her stylistic range was also surprising. She could cut loose and rock! This is one of my favorites of hers: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eCPAJhemZYk |