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Portuguese singer Misia's fifth album (though only her second American release) moves away from the traditional fado of her earlier albums into a more electric and varied sound. Usually this is a really bad sign that means the artist is trying to break the U.S. pop market through a watered-down, Americanized version of what had made them interesting in the first place. Happily, this is not the case with Paixoes Diagonais, which isn't fado lite, but simply fado with a few twists. Starting with the strictly traditional title track, the album slowly adds non-traditional elements like subtle string sections, unobtrusive keyboards and electric bass. Thankfully, they avoid the chattering sequencers and electronic beats that have ruined so many so-called world albums since the '80s. Even the least traditional track here, the almost Kate Bush-like "Nascimento de Venus" is rooted in traditional Portuguese fado, and Misia's spellbinding voice remains front and center throughout the album. While perhaps not for hard-line purists, this album is a terrific introduction to both Misia and fado in general.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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João Monge, Lyricist - Miguel Ramos, Composer - Dominique Borde, Engineer - Mísia, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Producer, Arranger - Miriam Eddaïra, Remixer
© 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 1999 Erato Disques S.A.S Paris, France
Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Lyricist - Amelia Muge, Composer - Dominique Borde, Engineer - Mísia, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Producer - Miriam Eddaïra, Remixer
© 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 1999 Erato Disques S.A.S Paris, France
Nobrega E Sousa, Composer - Jerónimo Bragança, Lyricist - Dominique Borde, Engineer - Mísia, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Producer - Miriam Eddaïra, Remixer
© 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 1999 Erato Disques S.A.S Paris, France
João Monge, Lyricist - Dominique Borde, Engineer - Mísia, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Producer - Miriam Eddaïra, Remixer - Carlos Neves (fado tamanquinhas), Composer
© 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 1999 Erato Disques S.A.S Paris, France
Dominique Borde, Engineer - Mísia, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Producer - Vitorino Salomé, Composer, Lyricist - Miriam Eddaïra, Remixer
© 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 1999 Erato Disques S.A.S Paris, France
Sergio Godinho, Lyricist - José António Sabrosa, Composer - Dominique Borde, Engineer - Mísia, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Producer - Miriam Eddaïra, Remixer
© 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 1999 Erato Disques S.A.S Paris, France
Amelia Muge, Composer, Lyricist - Dominique Borde, Engineer - Mísia, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Producer - Miriam Eddaïra, Remixer
© 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 1999 Erato Disques S.A.S Paris, France
Alfredo Marceneiro, Composer - Dominique Borde, Engineer - Mísia, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Producer - Miriam Eddaïra, Remixer - Antonio dos Santos & Mascarenhas Barreto, Lyricist
© 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 1999 Erato Disques S.A.S Paris, France
Alfredo Marceneiro, Composer - Dominique Borde, Engineer - Mísia, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Producer - Miriam Eddaïra, Remixer - Antonio dos Santos & Mascarenhas Barreto, Lyricist
© 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 1999 Erato Disques S.A.S Paris, France
Amelia Muge, Composer - Fernando Pessoa, Lyricist - Dominique Borde, Engineer - Mísia, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Producer - Miriam Eddaïra, Remixer
© 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 1999 Erato Disques S.A.S Paris, France
Dominique Borde, Engineer - Mísia, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Producer - Miriam Eddaïra, Remixer - Sérgio Gondinho, Composer, Lyricist
© 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 1999 Erato Disques S.A.S Paris, France
João Monge, Lyricist - Miguel Ramos, Composer - Dominique Borde, Engineer - Mísia, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Producer - Miriam Eddaïra, Remixer
© 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 1999 Erato Disques S.A.S Paris, France
Album review
Portuguese singer Misia's fifth album (though only her second American release) moves away from the traditional fado of her earlier albums into a more electric and varied sound. Usually this is a really bad sign that means the artist is trying to break the U.S. pop market through a watered-down, Americanized version of what had made them interesting in the first place. Happily, this is not the case with Paixoes Diagonais, which isn't fado lite, but simply fado with a few twists. Starting with the strictly traditional title track, the album slowly adds non-traditional elements like subtle string sections, unobtrusive keyboards and electric bass. Thankfully, they avoid the chattering sequencers and electronic beats that have ruined so many so-called world albums since the '80s. Even the least traditional track here, the almost Kate Bush-like "Nascimento de Venus" is rooted in traditional Portuguese fado, and Misia's spellbinding voice remains front and center throughout the album. While perhaps not for hard-line purists, this album is a terrific introduction to both Misia and fado in general.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:11
- Main artists: Mísia
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner (France)
- Genre: World Fado
© 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 1999 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group company.
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