Mariza - Fado Em Mim

List Price: $16.98
Our Price: $10.80
You Save: $6.18 (36%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $6.73 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more CD details

CD Details

Music reviews of Fado Em Mim

Music Review: wicked freaking good
Rating: 5 Stars

I don't understand the exact words she's saying, but her emotions and passion are loud and clear. "O Gente da Minha Terra" sounds very mournful and pleading, while not by any means melodramatic. The guitars and instrumentation on this album is masterful and adds to Mariza's beautiful voice many more layers of emotion. It sounds traditional (no "new-age" Yanni synthesizer crap) without being hokey. The bass (I assume it is a bass) in the beginning of "Por Ti!" sounds very American Jazzy. Whatever that means. What I'm trying to say is it doesn't sound too "old-World-y," like the only people who would listen to it are your mother or grandfather. Dude, it's really good. Don't deny yourself.

"Terra d'Agua"
I have trouble describing the layers of emotion I hear in this song. It's just freaking beautiful.

"Oica La O Senhor Vinho"
The beat of this song is awesome. It totally makes me think of going to Rhode Island for a weekend family reunion - I know, you're like "family reunions suck, Rhode Island sucks-" but dude, I'm talking about Portuguese-American cuisine here! Hell yeah! This whole album makes me feel so good. It makes me want to learn Portuguese. Kind of ironic because all my family members who actually spoke the language have almost all died in the last decade. (Just when you thought we had assimilated...) Someday I will.

"Barco Negro"
This song has a very cool beat in the back, and just Mariza's voice, no other instrumentation. The beat almost sounds African, and definitely the long sweeps her voice does on this track have a middle eastern hint in them. It reminds you how we all really can trace our roots back to every which way all over the world, and how universal music is, and how all cultures seem to influence others all over the globe. Very good. Seriously, buy this album.

Description of Fado Em Mim

International CDs

• Music > Styles
• Latin Music
• Pop