From Saudades do Brasil
From: | Daniella Thompson <daniv@jps.net> |
Date: | Sat, 30 Sep 2000 16:22:55 -0700 |
What pleasure to be able to heap praise on the work of a
Saudadeira/o, and even more so when that individual is an American
who excels in a uniquely Brazilian genre.
Our own Julie Koidin, whose delightful flute I'm listening to as I
write this, teamed up with guitarist/vocalist Paulinho Garcia (yes,
he's Brazilian) and recorded the CD 'Carinhoso' (independent), which
combines choro with MPB and canciones -- all imbued with an ambience
of intimacy, ease, and unmistakable brasilidade.
Julie, as it turns out, has studied with every who's who of the choro
flute: Altamiro Carrilho, Andrea Ernest Dias, Dirceu Leitte, and
Carlos Poyares, among others. She performed on stage with Altamiro
Carrilho, Mauricio Carrilho & Pedro Amorim, and played in many rodas
de choro with aces like Ronaldo do Bandolim, Marco de Pinna, Paulo
Sergio Santos, Carlos Poyares, Alvaro Carrilho, and Leonardo Miranda,
to name a few.
The above should be sufficient to give you an idea of Julie's
credentials. This CD clearly demonstrates her mastery of the idiom.
Her partner Paulinho possesses a very pleasant voice (which on
occasion is reminiscent of Gilberto Gil's) and does justice to the
sung tunes in addition to providing tasteful guitar accompaniments.
Particularly enjoyable are the interplays between flute and voice and
flute and guitar.
The repertoire is nicely varied while maintaining a structural unity
and a natural flow:
01. Tico-Tico no Fubá (Zequinha de Abreu)
02. Chorinho da Paula (Paulinho Garcia) -- w/ vocalese
03. Altamiro no Frevo (Altamiro Carrilho)
04. Carinhoso (Pixinguinha/Carlos Braga)* -- sung
05. Tango Etude No. 3 (Astor Piazzolla)
06. Lamentos (Pixinguinha/Vinicius de Moraes) -- sung
07. Balderrama (G. Leguizamón/M.J. Castilla) -- sung in Spanish
08. Vê se Gostas (Valdir Azevedo)
09. Choro Bandido (Edu Lobo/Chico Buarque) -- sung
10. Chorinho pra Ele (Hermeto Pascoal) -- sung
11. Obsecion (Pedro Flores) -- sung in Spanish
12. Receita de Samba (Jacob do Bandolim) -- w/ vocalese
13. Eu Te Amo (Tom Jobim/Chico Buarque) -- sung
*This is the first time I've seen Braguinha's real name used in the
credit rather than his artistic name João de Barro.
Paulinho's website (http://www.homestead.com/paulinhogarcia/) will
soon provide purchasing info. In the meantime, I'm sure that Julie
<flutist@Mcs.Net> can furnish details.
Balm for the soul.
--
Daniella
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