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Corpo Iluminado
Cristina Branco
Corpo Iluminado
Genres: International Music, Pop
 
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2001 release by this great interpreter of Portuguese / Fado song and heir apparent to the legendary Amalia Rodrigues and new queen of the genre, Dulce Pontes. On this, her third album, she covers the works of famous Portug...  more »

     
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All Artists: Cristina Branco
Title: Corpo Iluminado
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Decca U.S.
Release Date: 4/23/2001
Genres: International Music, Pop
Styles: Europe, Continental Europe
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 044001415128, 0044001415128

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2001 release by this great interpreter of Portuguese / Fado song and heir apparent to the legendary Amalia Rodrigues and new queen of the genre, Dulce Pontes. On this, her third album, she covers the works of famous Portuguese poets like Pessoa and honors the tradition of the Fado while enriching it with her modern vocal creativity.

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Vibrant - Passionate
Cate Gable | Berkeley, CA | 07/05/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"A brilliant fado duo of Cristina Branco's lush voice and the exquisite guitar of Custodio Castelo. My particular favorites are the simple, folk-like melody of Aconteceu (It Happened) about a love quietly growing; and the lilting Meu Amor e Marinheiro (My Beloved is a sailor); the introductory guitar rif is a classic - haunting and beautifully articulated. The lyrics are in Portuguese, French, and English. Most read like poetry.Put on the headphones and prepare to have your heart broken."
Beyond Janis Joplin
Karl Stull | Peoria, IL USA | 09/22/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"For my generation, the paragon of singing from the heart was Janis Joplin. In Cristina Branco you'll find a voice of similar intensity but less raspiness and more shading of feelings. Notice how young she sounds in "Aconteceu" and yet how inwardly sure that hers is a great love, which "just happened." By contrast, in "Meu Amor e Marinheiro" she is tight-lipped and defiant - maybe wearing her boyfriend's jacket, waiting for him to come back from the sea and "break open all the jail cells." In "Musa" she is dazzled and sitting still ("passive as a mirror"), so as not to miss a moment as love ignites. You don't need to know any Portuguese to understand that Cristina Branco is a great singer for this and any generation."
One of the greatest Fadistas of all time
Tremoglie Giuliano | Turin. Italy | 06/29/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Her sensual, delicate, inspirated voice make this great singer in a top of the portugueses singers, you must see Cristina on stage singin que fazes ai em Lisboa!, only the best of fado and more, Cristina vai alem do fado, She do the best and more......"