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| Producers : Rodolfo Stroeter |
| Born in São Paulo in 1971, Mônica Salmaso has surfaced as one of the best young voices among the new talents of Brazil. She has recorded and performed with important Brazilian artists like Paulo Bellinati, Edu Lobo, Marlui Miranda, Guinga and the Orquestra Jazz Sinfônica de São Paulo amongst others. |
Monica Salmaso’s second album, Voadeira
is a gem. Out of 1,247 applicants,
Monica won the 1999 Premio Visa de MPB Vocal Edition, (an important competition
for young musicians created by Eldorado radio and sponsored by Visa),
earning her national attention in Brazil and U.S. Brazilian communities.
Evocative, dynamic, and expressive, Voadeira is devoted
to the rediscovery of Brazilian roots, traveling through a seldom inhabited
repertoire of work songs, religious liturgy, folk legends, and songs from
Brazil’s indigenous peoples.
Throughout this ambitious and authentic project, these poetic texts
are passed through the prism of Monica’s modern interpretation and
delivered with a passion that provides a cohesive and enthralling musical
experience. Voadeira is
one of those rare recordings, which continues to appreciate and reward
with repeated listening. “Monica
Salmaso has a gorgeous, quintessentially Brazilian voice: quietly lustrous
and sustained, suffusing each liquid note with languid secrets.”
– Jon Pareles, New York Times
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