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Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert 8 reviews
Nilson Matta, Yo-Yo Ma, ...
Sony, 2004
a classical-Latin music blend
Yo Yo Ma and his fellow musicians make beautiful music in this mellow adaptation of melodies that have their origin in Latin America.
The opening track is a version of "Libertango", heard in the fabulous soundtrack of the film "The Tango Lesson", and one of the three compositions by Astor Piazzolla, in this concert that was recorded live at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall in 2003. The group of ...
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Entre Amigos/Among Friends 11 reviews
Rosa Passos & Ron Carter
Chesky Records, 2003
Passos/Carter=Entre amigos or 2 gentle souls
I thought I had written enough reviews here at amazon.and this review is not really needed..you can read the review by "Carlos from Rio" which says it all.
Anyway....I never heard of Rosa Passos until 6 months ago when I heard her on radio and was so amazed..the very same way as when I heard Wes Montgomery the first time in the sixties.Rosa Passos might remind a bit of Astrud Gilberto but has ...
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Amorosa15 reviews
Rosa Passos
Sony, 2004
ROSA!!!! ROSA!!!! ROSA!!!!
ROSA!!!ROSA!!!ROSA!!!...I DARE anyone to listen to Rosa on a bright sunny day, without a smile!!!! I DARE anyone to play this CD while sipping a little cool Sangria and not feel passionate!!!! I DARE anyone to dismiss this marvelous, album...this wonderful... S'WONDERFUL, (Gershwin's classic and only English composition herein)...Really!!! You will be overwhelmed with emotion...and swept away by ...
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Eu E Meu Coracao1 review
Rosa Passos
Sony International, 2003
Acoustic Treats
WhenI first bought this cd I wasn't ready for it. To hear music so straight foward is intense. Rosa puts so much emotion into each song. To hear a voice so free and without electronic enhancement is a rare thing these days. This is as close as I have gotten to being present at her live performance, and I can,t wait until she tours the U.S. again. I won't miss her. Can't wait until her next relese.
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Romance5 reviews
Rosa Passos
Telarc, 2008
another gem from Rosa Passos...
I stumbled across a new CD by Rosa Passos today - an artist whose material I will buy without hesitation, given the quality of the work she's done over the course of her career. Rosa's voice is simply one of the most beautiful musical instruments on the planet. When world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma first discovered Rosa's music, he wrote to her and said `I've fallen in love with your voice...' - ...
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The Essential Yo-Yo Ma18 reviews
Edgar Meyer, Hector Console, ...
Sony, 2005
Yo-Yo CD
My nephew mentioned his desire to hear some classical music (Yo-Yo Ma, especially) on the boring trips back & forth from college. He really seemed to enjoy receiving the CD for Christmas!
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Festa3 reviews
Rosa Passos
Sbme Import, 2002
ˇ Bárbaro !
This is a great bossa nova/light jazzy samba cd ! ! !
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Rosa6 reviews
Rosa Passos
Telarc, 2006
Beautiful Bossa Rosa
Here she is again,that wonderful bossanova classisist,Rosa Passos.
This time alone with only her voice and guitar,The tempos are slow and medium and the whole atmosphere is breathing compassion,and empathy. Rosas phrasing and rythm conception makes very single tune stand out.
One tune "Olhos nos Olhos" which is for a sister that was force to exile during the dictatorship is especially heart ...
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Obrigado Brazil 33 reviews
Yo-Yo Ma
Sony, 2003
Obrigado Brazil
The tempos and sensuality of Brazilian music meshed with the artistry and joyous soul of Yo Yo Ma: a recipe for pleasure. I first listened to this on my car CD player and found myself wanting to pull over and get out and dance. The depth of Ma's cello adds just the right counterpoint to the rhythms and buoyancy of the samba and bossa nova. Enjoy!
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The Best of Rosa Passos10 reviews
Rosa Passos
Velas, 2000
A Rose
Incredible. This woman can break your heart with her whisper. Never as showy as Marisa Monte, never as dramatic as Maria Bethania, she still does it - effortlessly, naturally. To be beautiful, a rose does not have to make efforts - she IS beautiful. And so is Rosa's voice - it has all the sweetness of a hummingbird's singing, all the joy of a morning breeze in the leaves, and all the melancholy ...
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Entre Amigos/Among Friends11 reviews
Rosa Passos & Ron Carter
Chesky Records, 2005
Passos/Carter=Entre amigos or 2 gentle souls
I thought I had written enough reviews here at amazon.and this review is not really needed..you can read the review by "Carlos from Rio" which says it all.
Anyway....I never heard of Rosa Passos until 6 months ago when I heard her on radio and was so amazed..the very same way as when I heard Wes Montgomery the first time in the sixties.Rosa Passos might remind a bit of Astrud Gilberto but has ...
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Morada Do Samba4 reviews
Rosa Passos
Bmg Int'l, 2005
weak at the knees in a world that rewards muscles
This week I received some brasilian music in the mail, a CD of a woman named Rosa Passos. From the first moment I listen to her songs... I am like a zombie... a mass of jelly. The sound of this gentle soul is so beautiful it makes me want to lie on the floor and forget to do my work this evening... I don't know, maybe this music is not so entirely healthy...
Whatever it is that makes me ...
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Obrigado Brazil33 reviews
Nilson Matta, Yo-Yo Ma, ...
Sony, 2003
Obrigado Brazil
The tempos and sensuality of Brazilian music meshed with the artistry and joyous soul of Yo Yo Ma: a recipe for pleasure. I first listened to this on my car CD player and found myself wanting to pull over and get out and dance. The depth of Ma's cello adds just the right counterpoint to the rhythms and buoyancy of the samba and bossa nova. Enjoy!
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O Melhor de Rosa Passos1 review
Rosa Passos
Velas, 1997
The voice of an Angle
You got to hear "Feitico Da Vila" the very best from Brasil.
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Pano Pra Manga1 review
Rosa Passos
Velas, 2007
Rosa The Great
Many great singers have come along in the bossa nova era, but none can claim the talent and artistry of Rosa Passos. With a voice like a cool summer breeze and the musical chops of a great guitarist who can also write beautiful arragements that bring new life to these familiar songs.Listen to E Luxo So and the title track(Rosa's own composition)to see what I'm talking about. Once you listen to ...
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Azul1 review
Rosa Passos
Caravelas, 2002
Rosa does everything
It's amazing how someone so talented could go unknown for so long. Rosa has the rare vocal quality to put so much emotion in every word she sings. The material present in this disc goes from haunting ballad to swinging big band treatments. In her ballads you can hear the influence of Billy & Sarah, singing of loss and pain in a way so beautiful it makes you cry. The larger orchestrations remind ...
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Amorosa1 review
Rosa Passos
Sbme Argentina, 2004
amore
heard this album last night on a jazz station here in Miami. First time I've ever heard Rosa Passos, and was completely knocked out - her voice was so beautiful and compelling that even though I don't speak a word of Spanish I really believed that I understood what she was saying. On the first cut, I heard an single opening cello line by Yo-Yo Ma and was drawn in only to be captivated by some ...
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Amorosa
Rosa Passos
Sony, 2007
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Me and My Heart3 reviews
Rosa Passos
Velas, 2002
Me and My Guitar (and Bass)
This new CD by Rosa Passos will surely invite comparisons with Joao Gilberto's recent study in understatement "Voz E Violao." It's basically just Rosa and her guitar and fourteen gentle (though rhythmically varied) melodies perfectly suited to her soft expressive voice, which has an insinuating quality not unlike Gilberto's. On the basis of the material and Passos' exquisite singing, I think I ...
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