Millennium: Gal Costa [Import]

Product Description
20-track collection for the Latin pop star. Universal. 2003.

Millennium: Gal Costa,Gal Costa,Polygram Int'l,Brazilian,Int'l & World Music,Latin Continuum,Latin Pop,MPB,Pop,Tropicalia,World Music

Average customer rating: Excellent CD Unspectacular, but very nice - - FOR EXPORT Gal is in your Livingroom

Live at the Blue Note Gal Costa Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Samba | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Unknown Maria Bethania Sings the Vinicius de Moraes Songbook Our Moments Live at Minas Rio Nights Live -Antonio Carlos Jobim & Gal Costa ASIN: B000GYHR5G Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

1. Fotografia
2. Desafinado
3. Chega De Saudade
4. Camisa Amarela
5. Pra Manchucar Meu Coracao
6. Ave Maria No Morro
7. Nada Alem
8. I Fall In Love Too Easily
9. Corcovado
10. Triste
11. Wave
12. Coisa Mais Linda E/As Time Goes By
13. Samba Do Aviao
14. Sabado Em Copacabana/Copacabana
15. Garota De Ipanema
16. A Felicidade
17. Aquarela Do Brasil

Customer Reviews:

Excellent CD.......2007-05-04

From the time i received this CD, it had never left my CD player and had been listening to it over end over again. I don't speak Portuguese, but have been listening to it for a long time now. Gal has widened my appreciation of Brazilian music, samba and bossa nova. This CD is highly recommended. Muito obrigado!!!

Unspectacular, but very nice - -.......2007-04-06

(should have had Kristan, her official translator on hand; only kidding)- she handled the conversation pretty well, actually - - - sure didn't sound like a 61 year old woman; doesn't look her age either. Four superb back-up musicians -- some wiggy guitar changes snuck-in there, good bass and subtle percussion. Gal Costa sounded fine, and it's simply a nice addition to my collection - - - one I'll play on our boat while cruising in the Gulf, or out by the pool until we're able to return to beautiful Rio next year.

FOR EXPORT.......2007-03-08

It was a great pleasure to find a so high quality live recording, much better than anyone could expect. Recorded in Tokio, with special setlist and made specially for exportation and overseas countries, whoever appreciates Brazilian music with the best musical arrangements could have been performed, will enjoy and ask for ENCORE!

Gal is in your Livingroom.......2006-10-02

Awesome! She says, " Ifeel Like I'm in your Livingroom". She truly is in this small acoustical environement. Her voice never fails her; but I was surprised at how low her conversational voce was for a Diva, that can outdo anyone in vocal range. Obrigada, GAl. So if you want the brazilian classic bossa nova/samba jazz created by the masters; Jobim,de Moraes, et.,only Gal can muster that feat vocally.

Average customer rating: gal costa --meu nome e gal All Hail The Queen, But What Happened To Her Other Songs? Gal's most perfect collection of 60's,70's and early 80's I fell in love with Gal ... Gal: The Most Perfect Instrument

Meu Nome é Gal: The Best of Gal Costa Gal Costa Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Samba | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Minha Voz, Minha Vida Live at the Blue Note Elis & Tom Aquarela Do Brasil Gal Tropical ASIN: B000004788 Release Date: 1990-10-18

Tracks:

1. Luz do Sol
2. A
3. London, London
4. Meu Nome al
5. NIdentificado
6. Meu Bem, Meu Mal
7. Folhetim
8. Modinha para Gabriela (Modinha for Gabriela)
9. ForEstranha
10. Canta Brasil
11. dia
12. Suco
13. Dom de Iludir
14. Baby
15. Ora de MMenininha (Prayer of Mother Menininha)
16. Teco Teco (The Sound of Marbles Colliding)
17. Bloco do Prazer
18. Pegando Fogo
19. Balanc
20. Festa do Interior

Customer Reviews:

gal costa --meu nome e gal.......2006-07-13

songs have held up very well over 30 years

All Hail The Queen, But What Happened To Her Other Songs?.......2004-03-28

Gal Costa's voice truly is a gift of God. She is definitely one of Brasil's greatest singers and has given the world so many great songs that are certain to sustain the test of time....But with that in mind, be aware that although this album is fairly decent, it does not include many of her greatest hits, like "Bahia de Todas". I was also a little disappointed by the fact that this album seemed overwhelmed with ballads, rather then being an equal balance including many of Gal's wonderful uptempo songs. It's truly a shame that this album was not as well balanced as it had the potential to be. But from my experience often times it's hard to find a true "greatest hits" album by any artist, that delivers ALL of their greatest work. The only way you might be able to get that lucky is if a greatest hits compiliation comes in a box set.

Gal's most perfect collection of 60's,70's and early 80's.......2002-07-16

This is the most comprehensive collection of Gal's songs even though it leaves out the mid to late 80's and the 90's.Having one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard,Gal delivers as
expected in gems such as FORCA ESTRANHA and FOLHETIM,my favorites.Sambas such as CANTA BRASIL and BALANCE show the fun side that makes Gal Costa such a unique singer.Ballads such as DOM DE ILUDIR and INDIA leave you wanting for more.Overall, a winner although missing some classics.

I fell in love with Gal ..........2001-11-08

... or at least with her voice, when I first bought this album in 1991. I already had a couple of her albums, and loved her music, but this is by far her best. And it's a wonderful compilation of folk, pop, and samba songs, a little of everything, extremely well blended and well aranged.

The previous reviewer quoted Tom Jobim as saying "Gal Costa's voice is the most perfect instrument on the planet." I hate to repeat, it sounds like I don't have words of my own, but that is the best way I've heard her voice described. I've felt that way for years! You have to listen to this album.

All the songs are great. My personal favorite is India, but it doesn't really show off her voice as well as some of the others - - I just happen to get lost in it. To really hear what she's capable of doing with her voice as an instrument, listen to the full track of Meu Nome é Gal (not just the clip on the site). And listen to all the clips, all the songs are worth listening to.

Gal: The Most Perfect Instrument.......1998-07-24

As Tom Jobim once said: "Gal Costa's voice is the most perfect instrument on the planet." He was not kidding.

This set of 20 amazing tracks is filled with fantastic performances from one of Brazil's leading female vocalists. (Since the death of Elis Regina, Gal Costa takes the crown.)

This CD is my favorite of all her work, and there is not a single bum track or filler song. Stand out tracks are: the alien searching "London, London", the incredibly rich "Luz Do Sol", the native "Acaí", "Meu Nome E Gal" and my favorite track "Baby."

The CD closes with Gal's inspired interpretations of 3 Brasilian "marchinhas" (little marches), a style of short samba tune meant to be easy to learn and repeat during "Carnaval." The last track is also samba-infected and a version of a famous Moraes Moreira hit.

A MUST for those interested in Brasilian pop and samba music. Gal is not as theatrical a! s Elis, not as melancholic as Bethania, but she is gifted with one of the most beautiful human voices around. Enjoy!

Average customer rating: There's no one like Gal. gal costa our moments Beautiful.

Our Moments Gal Costa Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Samba | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live at the Blue Note The Unknown Maria Bethania Sings the Vinicius de Moraes Songbook Live at Minas Today ASIN: B000KHYOAK Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

1. LINDA FLOR (YAYA) (AI, YOYO)
2. SABADO EM COPACABANA / COPACABANA
3. NOSSOS MOMENTOS
4. PRA MACHUCAR MEU CORACAO
5. DONO DOS DOS TEUS OLHOS
6. BRIGAS
7. FIM DE CASO
8. NERVOS DE ACO
9. ALGUEM COMO TU
10. AVE-MARIA NO MORRO
11. CHORA TUA TRISTEZA
12. KALU
13. FOLHAS SECAS
14. E DAI? (PROIBICAO INUTIL E ILEGAL)
15. O ORVALHO VEM CAINDOFITA AMARELAATE AMANHAPALPITE INFELIZ

Amazon.com

The Bahia-born singer Gal Costa was a founder of the Tropicalista movement, and she's one of the reigning divas of Brazilian popular music. This CD started out as a cancelled live recording, so Costa and her band, which includes the incredible bassist Jorge Helder, went into the studio. The result is a magnificent tribute to the pre-bossa nova, samba songs of Brazil's finest composers, including Luiz Peixoto, Ary Barroso, Dorival Caymmi, and Dolores Duran. Augmented by strings, accordion, and the ukulele-like cavaquino, Costa's angelic voice floats over these silken sonorities and syncopations, from the festive baiao rhythms of "Kalu" and the soft jazz swing of "Fim de Caso," to the lilting longing of the Stan Getz-cover "Pra Machucar Meu Coracao" and the cuica-cadenced "Folhas Secas." Americans who think that there was no Brazilian music before the bossa nova will be pleasantly surprised by the variations on this disc. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Customer Reviews:

There's no one like Gal........2007-05-16

Just bought this one. Absolutely beautiful. My favorites on it are Nossos Momentos (the title cut) and Chora Tua Tristeza, followed closely by Pra Machucar Meu Coração, Alguém Como Tu, and Folhas Secas. I'll stop now, before I list the entire songlist. I like them all.

If you're not familiar with Gal, you should check out the sample audio links above. Besides just absolutely nailing the notes on whatever interval she attempts, I also like the way she contrasts ending some with vibrato, and others without, including the short little "breathy" exhale sometimes when ending notes on the "ah" syllable. She really knows how to bend those unique Portuguese vowels. Jobim was right: her voice really is "one hell of an instrument."

gal costa our moments.......2007-03-28

excellent selection of classics and newer Brasilian songs. she continues, after decades, to have a very good voice and has moments of vocal thrill in her delivery.

Beautiful........2007-03-25

Gal Costa is an award winning singer with an extensive career and success around the world.
This new album, "Our Moments" is a 2006 Latin Grammy Nomination.
She has spread the Tropicalia movement throughout the world and is credited for helping define the sound of Brazil.
On "Our Moments" Gal Costa shares with us some of her and her audiences' most nostalgic memories.
Gal Costa and producer Mariozinho Rocha chose songs from the period before bossa nova conquered the world, mostly sambas canções (samba songs).
The songs all come from a very special place in Gal's heart.
With these classics from some of the most important composers and lyricists, the audience is offered a well illustrated document of this fruitful period in Brazilian musical history.
It all comes together beautifully in this masterful piece of work.

Average customer rating: GreatBrazilian Music A voice to be reckon with. Gal Costa's best A very successful show and its studio recording Gal Tropical

Gal Tropical Gal Costa Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Aquarela Do Brasil Meu Nome é Gal: The Best of Gal Costa Minha Voz, Minha Vida Baby Gal Fantasia ASIN: B00000477Z Release Date: 2002-07-15

Tracks:

1. Samba Rasgado
2. Noites Cariocas (Minhas Noites Sem Sono
3. India
4. Estrada Do Sol
5. A Preta Do Acaraje
6. Dez Anos (Diez Anos)
7. Forca Estranha
8. Olha
9. Juventude Transviada
10. Balance
11. O Bater Do Tambor
12. Meu Nome E Gal

Customer Reviews:

GreatBrazilian Music.......2007-05-24

Gal Costa and the other "Baianos" (Caetano Veloso e Maria Bethania) are all family related and they make great music. I believe that this was the first very successfull record by Gal Costa that gve her the big push to success. I have the vinil version in my attic, but I had to have this CD to play every day.

A voice to be reckon with........2006-02-01

You guys remember that old commercial where a lady singer's voice comming thru the speaker shatters a wine glass. I have always doubted the validity of that commercial but if any singer should be able to do it, this lady is it! Okay, so I gave it a star short, only because a few of songs kinda went over my head and sounded to me like random noise like #5 "A Preta Do Acaraje" and #11 "O Bater do Tambor" maybe because I am not Brazillian or that my portuguese is practically nil. But the songs "India," "Estrada do Sol" and "Olha" more than makes up for this. No kidding but I think Gal Costa's voice is the world's 8th wonder. It is strong like silk, all encompassing like a tropical wave and sexier than Tom Cruise's smile. I kid you not!

Gal Costa's best.......2004-04-13

Gal Costa's voice is said to be one of Brazil's main exports.It is.In fact,it shines and sells itself throughout this epic musical work begotten by her and her production team.From SAMBA RASGADO to ESTRADA DO SOL,through DEZ ANOS and FORCA ESTRANHA,the Diva from Bahia leaves you enchanted via her incredible vocal ability and rhythmic capability.You will finish the album and play it again and again in awe.

A very successful show and its studio recording.......2003-05-18

A sold-out show by Gal Costa. Features her rendition of "Estrada do Sol". Good professional performances. That's all.

Gal Tropical.......2002-10-15

As a very great fan of Gal Costa I want to say that this record is her very best.And I have them all! Her voice has never been better and more various than at this production. Who did not know her before must fall in love with this voice after listening this CD.

Average customer rating: pretty good!!! A "must-have" addition to your collection Good intro to brazilian music Gal Costa canta Tom Jobim ao vivo Gal Costa Canta Tom Jobim

Canta Tom Jobim: Ao Vivo Gal Costa Manufacturer: RCA/BMG ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Meu Nome é Gal: The Best of Gal Costa Elis & Tom Gal Canta Tom Jobim Aquarela Do Brasil Gal Tropical ASIN: B00003IR39 Release Date: 1999-10-15

Tracks:

1. Fotografia
2. Por Causa de Voc
3. Garota de Ipanema
4. Derradeira Primavera
5. Wave
6. Estrada do Sol
7. Brigas Nunca Mais
8. Piano na Mangueira
9. Esquecendo Voc
10. Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Voc
11. Chega de Saudade
12. Samba do Avi

Tracks:

1. Anos Dourados
2. Desafinado
3. Corcovado
4. La
5. Tema de Amor de Gabriela
6. Janelas Abertas
7. Bonita
8. Triste
9. Chovendo na Roseira
10. Falando de Amor
11. Felicidade
12. Frevo

Album Details

The Great Diva from Bahia is Back with this Superb Album Paying a Tribute to a Very Special Friend, Great Maestro and Composer Tom Jobim.

Customer Reviews:

pretty good!!!.......2007-04-03

pretty good!!! arrive on time!!! and was paking in the original paper:D good!:D

A "must-have" addition to your collection.......2007-03-25

Thoroughly professional, period. Brasil's Gershwin nicely done by a class act. Arrangements aren't always super, maybe lacking a tad of creativity, but, all-in-all, an absolute must to any collection! I'd give it 4.85 stars.

Good intro to brazilian music.......2006-10-28

Gal Costa has a crystal clear voice, period.
The arrangements are impeccable as well as the execution.
the repertoire is well known, but still, you cannot get tires of listening to it.

Gal Costa canta Tom Jobim ao vivo.......2005-09-22

Item arrived in good condition, properly packed and timely. I look forward to future transactions.

Gal Costa Canta Tom Jobim.......2005-07-09

This CD is no longer available in the stores and I was able to find at Amazon.com
Thanks

Average customer rating: Lost in Paradise Worth the wait!

Gal Costa (Não Identificado) Gal Costa Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gilberto Gil (Frevo Rasgado) Caetano Veloso (Tropicália) India Legal Gal Tropical ASIN: B00004UFZ7 Release Date: 1969-01-01

Tracks:

1. NIdentificado
2. Sebastiana
3. Lost in the Paradise
4. Namorinho de Port
5. Saudosismo
6. Se Vocensa
7. Vou Recomecar
8. Divino, Maravilhoso
9. Que Pena (Ela Ja NGosta Mais de Mim)
10. Baby
11. Coisa Mais Linda Que Existe
12. Deus O Amor

Customer Reviews:

Lost in Paradise.......2005-12-02

Needs a remaster and rerelease. This is a true gem of psychedelic tropical pop. You can find this album in a couple of different pressings. Just look for the order of songs noted above.

Worth the wait!.......2001-03-28

It's been a long long time comming, but I finally managed to get my hands on this masterpiece of brazilian avante / pop / psyche. Along with Caetano Veloso and Os Mutantes, Gal was one of the prime movers and shakers of the legendary tropicalia movement in Brazil in the late 60's early 70's. Needless to say this is quite possibly one of the best of all the tropicalia records. Super smooth sultry vocals, ehcoed all over the place, tweaked out bizarre orchestrations, great songs, and some of the most hauntingly beautiful signing ever recorded. Her first record is a lot weirder, kind of like streisand on acid, this ones a lil easier on the ears, with a more sophisticated sound and less searing fuzz tones. After this she put out a couple more very hot records and then fell off into the jazz / pop blackhole but on this gloriously realised record she created her masterpiece, and one of the coolest pop records of the late 60's.

Average customer rating: A unique Gal Costa experience

India Gal Costa Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Latin Music | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Legal Cantar Gal Costa (Não Identificado) África Brasil Gal Tropical ASIN: B00004TR0N Release Date: 2005-12-26

Tracks:

1. India
2. Milho Verde ( Folclore Portugues )
3. Presente Cotidiano
4. Volta
5. Relance
6. Da Maior Importancia
7. Passarinho
8. Pontos De Luz
9. Desfinado

Customer Reviews:

A unique Gal Costa experience.......2003-02-25

I have been waiting for this release for a very, very long time. Gal Costa opens this very unusual album with two Paraguayan folkloric songs--"India" and "Milho Verde"--in a way that is both virtuoso and experimental (Milho Verde is not Portuguese folklore, contrary to what the label says). But the highest points are two Caetano Veloso tracks, "Relance" and "Da maior importância". "Relance" is a dizzying rhythmical experience, and "Da maior importância" is probably the most subtle piece I ever heard from Gal: I have listened to it dozens of times, and it keeps getting better.
This CD is not your average Brazilian music album. It is not even your average Gal Costa album. But if you are a fan, you will appreciate "India" for its uniqueness and delicacy.
Warmly recommended.

Average customer rating: Warm and hazy beauty.

Today Gal Costa Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live at the Blue Note Our Moments Meu Nome é Gal: The Best of Gal Costa Momento Infinito Particular ASIN: B000FUF77Q Release Date: 2006-11-07

Tracks:

1. MAR E SOL
2. VOYEUR
3. PRA QUE CANTAR
4. TE ADORAR
5. SANTANA
6. HOJE
7. JUREI
8. LOGUS PE
9. LUTO
10. NADA A VER
11. OS DOIS
12. SEXO E LUZ
13. EMBEBEDADO
14. UM PASSO A FRENTE

Customer Reviews:

Warm and hazy beauty........2007-01-28

Gal Costa was a key figure in the Tropicália movement of the late 1960s. Her collaborations with the key songwriters of the era produced a string of essential recordings and Gal became an icon of Brazilian countercultural femininity.
She remains one of Brazil's most celebrated recording artists and has maintained her reputation as one of the country's premier interpreters. However Gal's recent releases have seen her become increasingly reliant on the well-thumbed songbook of Brazilian classics, leaving the sneaking impression that she had lost the appetite to challenge either herself or her audience.
Happily, "Hoje"-- which was released in Brazil in the same year Gal turned 60, a year later and retitled "Today" -- reverses this trend.
On it we find Gal engaging with the current generation of Brazilian songwriting talent to produce her most vital recording in recent memory. Recorded in collaboration with the veteran producer and keyboardist Cesar Carmago, the set was conceived as a showcase for the work of young, little known composers -- although MPB capos di tutti capi Caetano Veloso and Chico Buarque both weigh in with one new track apiece.
The Brazilian contributions are nicely complemented by the Congolese singer/songwriter Lokua Kanza, who provides three tracks of warm and hazy beauty.
While the selected mix of bossa, ballads and traditional MPB rarely strays from comfortably familiar territory, the quality of the songwriting is uniformly high throughout.
Gal's ever-lovely vocals are now rich with a mature sensuality and the overall tone is one of a gently-affecting lounge bar sophistication. You could complain that there is nothing here that really takes either Gal or the listener out of their comfort zone but that's hardly the point.
This is finely-crafted music to warm the soul -- and that's just fine.

Average customer rating: Nothing elaborate --- Refreshing Gal does Ary Gal Costa sings Ary Barroso in her cool style Lovely, sumptuous Sunday morning music

Aquarela Do Brasil Gal Costa Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gal Tropical Meu Nome é Gal: The Best of Gal Costa Minha Voz, Minha Vida Baby Gal Fantasia ASIN: B000004780 Release Date: 2002-07-15

Tracks:

1. Luxo S
2. Jra Tempo
3. Camisa Amarela
4. Na Baixa Do Sapateiro
5. Folha Morta
6. No Tabuleiro da Baiana - com Caetano Veloso
7. Jogada pelo Mundo
8. Inquieta
9. Tu
10. Faceira
11. Novo Amor
12. Aquarela do Brasil

Customer Reviews:

Nothing elaborate ---.......2007-04-06

- just a nice album. One other guy said it well, a "Sunday Morning" type, perhaps - - - not a big deal, but nice.
Another nice addition is her "live from the Blue Note" -- also very unspectatular, yet, with some really neat chord changes (guitar) and what I'd call semi-delicious, okay?

Refreshing Gal does Ary.......2005-04-18

Gal Costa,one of Brazil's greatest female vocalists released this album in 1980 as a tribute to Brazilian songwriter Ary Barroso.The product was an interesting and refreshing collection of 1940-1950 classics that were born again in Costa's unusual voice.Check out E LUXO SO and the duet with Caetano Veloso,NO TABULEIRO DA BAIANA.The ballad TU and the danceable FACEIRA only boast Gal's ability to perform a wide array of genres.

Gal Costa sings Ary Barroso in her cool style.......2003-05-18

Ary Barroso was one the great traditional composers in Brazil. His only international reference is his song "Brazil" as recorded by Frank Sinatra besides Carmen Miranda's renditions of some of his songs.

So this is an Ary Barroso songbook album.

Features Caetano Veloso on "No Tabuleiro da Baiana" in a delicious duet with Ms. Costa.

Overall, you'll hear Gal Costa in her cool performances of Barroso's material. No brilliant arrangements to feature.

Lovely, sumptuous Sunday morning music.......2002-04-10

Gal Costa is blessed with a voice that at once soothes, energizes and pleases in a lyrically tuneful way. It's no wonder she is so popular. This recording is a collection of lovely and lush songs, a perfect accompaniment for a sunny Sunday or to brighten up a cloudy morning. Even on the faster, brassier numbers like the first cut, E Luxo So, Costa massages you with her breathy seductiveness. Perhaps not as brilliant as the great samba masters, this is nonetheless a prize of a recording that my wife and I have enjoyed many times, while sipping coffee and reading magazines, etc. It never fails to please, even after repeated listening. An excellent purchase.

Average customer rating: I loved it This Stinks

Duetos Gal Costa Manufacturer: RCA Intl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Gal Bossa Tropical ASIN: B00006HI82 Release Date: 2002-11-19

Tracks:

1. Dos Meus Bracos Tu Nao Sairas
2. Ilusao A Toa
3. Mania De Voce
4. O Cu Do Mundo
5. Biscate
6. Misterios
7. Forro No. 1
8. Gaiolas Abertas Lugar Comum
9. Saudade Da Bahia Sao Slavador
10. Alguem Que Olhe Por Mim
11. A Luz De Tieta
12. Nem Eu
13. Ponta De Areia
14. Vida

Album Details

Various Duet Songs with Joyce, Johnny Alf, Caetano Veloso, Joyce, Gilberto Gil, Nelson Goncalves, Chico Buarque, Wanda Sa, Rita Lee, Boca Livre, Luiz Gonzaga, Angela Maria, Obina Shok, and More.

Customer Reviews:

I loved it.......2002-12-31

I'm glad I didn't read the prior review before buying the CD. I LOVE it. I listen to it over and over. The variety and the dynamic interchange between Gal and the other artists is refreshing in its spontaneity. And it is a treat to get reintroduced to so many of the great Brazilian artists on the compilation. For someone with all of her recordings and those of her duet partners, I can see where this might be redundant. But as a lover of Brazilian music with only brief exposure to Ms. Costa, I love this recording. A lot.

This Stinks.......2002-12-17

I am Brazilian and grew up listening to all the Brazilian artists that seem to be making such a splash in the American Market ever since David Byrne decided he liked the stuff. I love Gal Costa's voice and figured this album would be a good place to listen to it. However, Duetos seems to be a loose collection of Gal's appearances at other people's shows, and her voice just gets lost in the fray. The album is incoherent, boring, and does not showcase her beautiful voice in the least. If you feel the urge to spend money, buy anything else.

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