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Kenia: Simply Kenia

Read "Simply Kenia" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Delude il nuovo disco della vocalist brasiliana Kenia, per un progetto asettico che pesca qua e là nel più conosciuto repertorio legato alla bossa nova e che strizza l’occhio al mercato statunitense con qualche brano in inglese, nella speranza di allargare le possibilità di vendita ai mercati anglofoni. Ma al di là di questo, quello che non convince è il tono uniforme del disco che si trascina stancamente dall’inizio alla fine senza trovate e colpi d’ala, risultando quanto meno monotono. ...

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Album Review

Kenia: Simply Kenia

Read "Simply Kenia" reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger


Long-term fans of Brazilian music will recognize the personnel on this CD as some of its very best practitioners, but any newcomer can hear how good they are. Born in Rio and living in the U.S. since 1980, the singer Kenia has released four previous CDs that, like this one, feature an eclectic mixture of tunes which are polished to a high gleam. Kenia's voice has been compared to Astrud Gilberto's, but while they do share a certain sweet breathiness, ...


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