Chico César

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With his outlandish neo-Indian costumes and music that borrows from reggae, hip-hop, and Senegalese mbalax, Chico César serves notice that he’s doing Brazilian popular music his way. He marries an elastic voice that croons and purrs one moment, yelps and yodels the next, to a dexterity on guitar that puts him in the league of tiptop instrumentalists. Originally released on a small independent label in Brazil, the live, mostly solo recording Aos Vivos launched César’s career, putting him in demand as both a performer and the composer of hit songs like “A Primeira Vista,” which Daniela Mercury transformed into the theme song for a smash TV soap opera, and the reggae-styled “Mama Africa.” His unique take on the accordion-driven forro melodies of northeastern Brazil evoke Congolese and Angolan pop on “Tambores” and “Duvida Cruel” when he sets them against his bouncy, circular guitar lines. This welcome reissue easily trumps César’s concurrently released studio recording on the Putumayo label, Chico César, proving that the charisma of a singer-with-guitar concert can brandish more firepower than an amplified ensemble. —Bob Tarte

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1	Mama África	120
2	Templo full track	69
3	Mama Africa	65
4	Benazir	45
5	Mulher eu sei	40
6	Clandestino	27
6	Nato	27
8	Dança full track	26
9	A Prosa Impúrpura Do Caicó	25
9	Saharienne	25
11	Onde estará o meu amor	24
12	Tambores	23
12	Mand'Ela	23
14	Dúvida Cruel	20
15	Papo Cabeça	19

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victorsevero wrote:
August 2008

não havia nenhum grupo sobre o chico aqui no lastfm... então criei um.. participem!! http://www.lastfm.com.br/group/Chico+C%C3%A9sar

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paoladl wrote:
August 2008

chico è o cara!!!

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elloa wrote:
April 2008

Adorei o show dele! Já gostava, agora me apaixonei!

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Dorabela wrote:
March 2008

um poeta, cheio de graça.

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henriquee_t88 wrote:
August 2007

Olha que essa não é bem minha praia, mas veja bem, Chico César é foda.

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henriquee_t88 wrote:
August 2007

À.. Á.. A.. primeira vista? Mas de qualquer forma, será mesmo eu o primeiro ser humano a passar por essa página?

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