FERNANDA PORTO
Fernanda Porto (2002)
Crítica
Cotação: 
Although she has been on the road for the last ten years or so, singer and
composer Fernanda Porto only now releases her first, selfentitled CD. The
record label couldn't be any other than Trama, the São Paulo based company
that continues to "discover" and mature young talents of the Brazilian pop
scene, as for example Luciana Mello, Pedro Mariano and Max de Castro. Mixing
drum'n'bass, bossa nova and MPB, Fernanda presents a consistent work, full
of regional references, like the maracatu, and fusions with electronic
music.
Of the 14 tracks, 13 are original compositions by Fernanda herself, with the only exception being the bossa nova classic Só Tinha que Ser Com Você ,performed earlier by Elis Regina, but which gains a completely new appearance here in the hands of Fernanda Porto and DJ Patife. The bossa nova influence is apparent on the whole album, right from the opening track De Costas pro Mundo.
The record continues with Eletricidade, a frenetic drum'n'bass used to set a poem by Ledusha to music. The third track, Baque Virado, made in collaboration with the Alba Carvalho from Pernambuco, is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the album. Strong, heavy and pulsating, it brings to the surface all the energy and playfulness of the maracatu, letting Fernanda's North-eastern influence into bloom. In fact, according to the singer herself, the music of the Brazilian North-east, together with samba, provided her musical upbringing. Another highlight is Tudo de Bom, composed in homage of Rio de Janeiro, that Fernanda says has always been the city that she has the most at heart.
Although it is her debut album, Fernanda Porto comes across as more mature and efficient than many artists manage to sound on their second or even their third album. This Paulistana, with her soft but not weak voice, shows here that competence isn't necessarily gained through experience, and that good ideas really can make the difference (Translated to English by Philip Jandovský).(Tatiana Tavares)
Of the 14 tracks, 13 are original compositions by Fernanda herself, with the only exception being the bossa nova classic Só Tinha que Ser Com Você ,performed earlier by Elis Regina, but which gains a completely new appearance here in the hands of Fernanda Porto and DJ Patife. The bossa nova influence is apparent on the whole album, right from the opening track De Costas pro Mundo.
The record continues with Eletricidade, a frenetic drum'n'bass used to set a poem by Ledusha to music. The third track, Baque Virado, made in collaboration with the Alba Carvalho from Pernambuco, is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the album. Strong, heavy and pulsating, it brings to the surface all the energy and playfulness of the maracatu, letting Fernanda's North-eastern influence into bloom. In fact, according to the singer herself, the music of the Brazilian North-east, together with samba, provided her musical upbringing. Another highlight is Tudo de Bom, composed in homage of Rio de Janeiro, that Fernanda says has always been the city that she has the most at heart.
Although it is her debut album, Fernanda Porto comes across as more mature and efficient than many artists manage to sound on their second or even their third album. This Paulistana, with her soft but not weak voice, shows here that competence isn't necessarily gained through experience, and that good ideas really can make the difference (Translated to English by Philip Jandovský).(Tatiana Tavares)
Tracks
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