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The exotic, one of a kind Brazilian guitarist, singer, and rhythmic mouth and body percussionist has had a stop-and-start career with turns as mysterious and intriguing as
her music. After splashing on the scene with her Chesky debut Solo in 1994, continuing the stir (including vast critical acclaim) with Rhythms (1995) and releasing Chameleon on Verve in 1997, Badi Assad suffered from a series of personal issues that drew her back home for a few years. Fans who were excited about her 2003 re-emergence on the trio date Three Guitars with Larry Coryell and John Abercrombie will be beside themselves with the long-awaited Verde, her first solo project in six years. Those expecting a typical Brazilian vocal album -- she explains the title as "the shades of the Brazilian rain forest" -- will be surprised by Assad's versatility, which incorporates rhythmic textures from around the world. She opens with the very African-flavored voice and dense percussion call-and-response "Cheguei Meu Povo" and a vocal percussion pitter patter interlude before tapping into a sound more typical of classic romantic samba ("Basica"). That sultry side is balanced by her more aggressive vocal and guitar on the feisty "Nao Adianta," which blends modern rock influences with indigenous soundscaping, complete with birdcalls. Other tracks have slight classical leaning, and there's even a little avant-garde oddity apparent on the brief "Feminina." More mainstream ears will be glued to her sly, sexy reading of U2's "One" and soaring, folk- and chamber music-tinged take on Björk's dramatic "Bachelorette," which further confirms Assad's incredible willingness to tackle exotic challenges. Though all the stylistic zigzagging is fascinating, Assad is first and foremost a vocalist of heartbreaking intensity, and tracks like the mournful "Bom Dia Tristeza" best reflect her ability to penetrate the heart.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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Teco Cardoso, MainArtist - Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Executive Producer, Work Arranger, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Edmilson Cappelupi, MainArtist - Webster Santos, MainArtist - Guello, MainArtist - Taniana Cobbett, ComposerLyricist - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, StudioPersonnel - Sandro Estevam, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Jeff Young, ComposerLyricist - Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Webster Santos, MainArtist - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Guilherme Kastrup, MainArtist - Sandro Estevam, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
U2, ComposerLyricist - Nana Vasconcelos, MainArtist - Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Executive Producer, Work Arranger, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Sandro Estevam, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Nana Vasconcelos, MainArtist - Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Sandro Estevam, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Nana Vasconcelos, MainArtist - Clarice Assad, Arranger, Work Arranger - Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Guitar, Executive Producer, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, StudioPersonnel - Carolina Assad, MainArtist - Sandro Estevam, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Ruy Maurity, ComposerLyricist - Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Carlinhos Antunes, MainArtist - Johannes Jorge, ComposerLyricist - Gustavo Lenza, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Nana Vasconcelos, MainArtist - Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, StudioPersonnel - Carolina Assad, MainArtist - Simone Soul, ComposerLyricist - Sandro Estevam, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Bjork, ComposerLyricist - Nana Vasconcelos, MainArtist - Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Toninho Ferragutti, MainArtist - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Dimos Guadaroulis, MainArtist - Sigurjon Birgir Sigurdsson, ComposerLyricist - Sandro Estevam, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Executive Producer, Work Arranger, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Luca Raele, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Jorge Bernardo, ComposerLyricist - Raul G. Marques, ComposerLyricist - Gustavo Lenza, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Juraci de a. Aranha, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Nana Vasconcelos, MainArtist - Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, StudioPersonnel - Dimos Guadaroulis, MainArtist - Sandro Estevam, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Vinicius De Moraes, ComposerLyricist - Teco Cardoso, MainArtist - ADONIRAN BARBOSA, ComposerLyricist - Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Executive Producer, Work Arranger, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Webster Santos, MainArtist - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, StudioPersonnel - Sandro Estevam, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Jeff Young, ComposerLyricist - Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, StudioPersonnel - Sandro Estevam, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Yann Tiersen, ComposerLyricist - Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Executive Producer, Work Arranger, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Toninho Ferragutti, MainArtist - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, StudioPersonnel - Sandro Estevam, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Luiz Gonzaga, ComposerLyricist - Badi Assad, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Rodolfo Stroeter, Producer, Mixer, Executive Producer, StudioPersonnel - Humberto Cavalcanti Teixeira, ComposerLyricist - Sandro Estevam, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
The exotic, one of a kind Brazilian guitarist, singer, and rhythmic mouth and body percussionist has had a stop-and-start career with turns as mysterious and intriguing as
her music. After splashing on the scene with her Chesky debut Solo in 1994, continuing the stir (including vast critical acclaim) with Rhythms (1995) and releasing Chameleon on Verve in 1997, Badi Assad suffered from a series of personal issues that drew her back home for a few years. Fans who were excited about her 2003 re-emergence on the trio date Three Guitars with Larry Coryell and John Abercrombie will be beside themselves with the long-awaited Verde, her first solo project in six years. Those expecting a typical Brazilian vocal album -- she explains the title as "the shades of the Brazilian rain forest" -- will be surprised by Assad's versatility, which incorporates rhythmic textures from around the world. She opens with the very African-flavored voice and dense percussion call-and-response "Cheguei Meu Povo" and a vocal percussion pitter patter interlude before tapping into a sound more typical of classic romantic samba ("Basica"). That sultry side is balanced by her more aggressive vocal and guitar on the feisty "Nao Adianta," which blends modern rock influences with indigenous soundscaping, complete with birdcalls. Other tracks have slight classical leaning, and there's even a little avant-garde oddity apparent on the brief "Feminina." More mainstream ears will be glued to her sly, sexy reading of U2's "One" and soaring, folk- and chamber music-tinged take on Björk's dramatic "Bachelorette," which further confirms Assad's incredible willingness to tackle exotic challenges. Though all the stylistic zigzagging is fascinating, Assad is first and foremost a vocalist of heartbreaking intensity, and tracks like the mournful "Bom Dia Tristeza" best reflect her ability to penetrate the heart.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:23
- Main artists: Badi Assad
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EdGe
- Genre: World
© 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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