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Album Review

On her seventh studio album, Bebel Gilberto follows a path similar to her last two records: a blend of original electronic-enhanced acoustic music sung in English and Portuguese and a handful of covers. Tudo opens with the gentle ballad “Somewhere Else," a track cleverly arranged with the addition of a string quartet led by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. “Nada Não" is a syncopated breakup tune in which the narrator tells a former lover that he will not be taking anything ...

Live Review

Bebel Gilberto: New York City, NY, July 21, 2012

by Ernest Barteldes
August 1, 2012

Bebel GilbertoBrazil Summerfest at Central Park SummerstageJuly 21, 2012New York, NYAs part of the 2012 edition of Brazil Summerfest, a New York city-wide event of contemporary Brazilian music, singer Bebel Gilberto took to the stage at Rumsey Playfield for the second time in her career, following a very eclectic performance by singer Criolo, making his US debut. Backed by a solid quintet formed mostly by musicians from Forro in The Dark, Gilberto kicked ...