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Cristina Branco
Sensus
Genres: International Music, Pop, Latin Music

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Soneto de Separa??o
2. Assim Que Te Despes
3. O Meu Amor - Cristina Branco, Buarque, Chico
4. Cantigas ?s Serranas
5. Se a Alma Te Reprova
6. Atentado
7. Ninfas - Cristina Branco, DeCam?es, Lu?s Vaz
8. Soneto Destru?do
9. Segredo
10. Um Fado: Palvras Minhas
11. As M?os E Os Frutos
12. Pastoras de Estrela - Cristina Branco, Carvalhinho, Miguel
13. O Sabor de Saber - Cristina Branco, Branco, Rui
14. Ca Mi Queria - Cristina Branco, Carvalhinho, Miguel

CD Details

All Artists: Cristina Branco
Title: Sensus
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Decca
Release Date: 5/27/2003
Album Type: Extra tracks, Import
Genres: International Music, Pop, Latin Music
Styles: Europe, Continental Europe, Latin Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 044006716824, 0044006716824

Synopsis

Album Details

2003 Album from One of the Foremost Vocalists of the Modern Portuguese Song Form Called "Fado". Sensus Shows Once More that Brancoshe is Constantly Renewing Herself and Continally Grows as an Artist. Her Starting Point this Time is Erotic Poetry, Chosen from Modern Portuguese Poets Like Pedro Homem De Mello, Maria Teresa Horta and Vinicius De Moraes as Well as from 16th Century Poets Like Luis Vaz De Camoes and William Shakespeare, Whose Sonnets have Recently Been Published in an Excellent Portuguese Translation and Are Sung in Portuguese Here for the First Time. As Usual, the Lyrics were Set to Music by Guitarist Custodio Castelo. The Result is Impressive: 14 Sensual, Easily Accessible Ballads with Beautiful Texts in which the Poets have their their Hidden Sides Centered in the Spotlight.

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CD Reviews

A valentine for grown-ups

07/09/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Cristina Branco was already my favorite of the new wave of Portuguese singers taking up the Amalia Rodrigues torch and this CD is in many ways her best. As in her previous CDs the instrumentation is limited to guitars and a here, a piano. There is a broader range of styles of songs including a sultry Chico Buarque number among others. What I find most gratifying is the lyrics that are the bases for the songs: erotic, poetic, smart. I don't know of anyone doing material like this in English and that's a pity--Booty call and ho's got old a long time ago. If you don't understand Portuguese this CD is worth the bucks for the music; if you can follow the language, treat yourself to a sensual valentine with this one."

Carressingly Beautiful

Charlie Brown | Mars, CA United States | 11/09/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Cristina Branco departs somewhat from her more traditional Fado-based repertoire and style on this gorgeous CD. The instrumentation of Portugese and Spanish guitars (viola and guitarra) has not changed; yet an intiguing harpsichord-like effect is achieved at times. One track features piano but Cristina has used that before. Her passionate interpretation and beautiful singing are everything her fans have come to expect, and more. If ever a woman made love with her voice, Cristina does so here. Although I do not understand Portugese, I love the sound of the language, and it's hard not to with such a songstress. The harmonic progressions and song structures are not typical Fado, but bear some resemblances to general European popular music instead. Purists may be dismayed. However, if you are an adventurous listener who seeks sensuous and moving world music, you will not be disappointed by "Sensus.""