Sensueel en soepel vertolkte brazilpop. Vooral het fantastische fretloze basspel van Sizao geeft fusion-trekjes aan het geheel. "By the time he recorded this third album, Djavan was a superstar in Brazil, and was attracting attention in American jazz, R&B and pop circles as well. Though his style inspires comparisons to Milton Nascimento, Djavan is a distinctive vocalist whose inspirations range from Northeastern Brazil's tropiscalismo school to jazz to the Beatles and Stevie Wonder. Having absorbed so wide a variety of music, Djavan has no problem making "Seduzir" a very diverse listen. Though all of the players on this five-star date (reissued on CD in 1990) are Brazilian and Djavan's lyrics are entirely in Portuguese, it's hard to miss the impact American artists have had on him. From the impressionistic "Morena De Endoidecer" and the complex, jazzy "Jogral" to the enchanting "Faltando Um Pecado" and the Wonder-ish title song, Djavan keeps listeners guessing." (Alex Henderson, Allmusic; 5 uit 5 sterren)
"Mi Lagreiro was one of the most critically acclaimed MPB albums released in Brazil during the year 2001. The record starts off very well with the xote-styled opening track, "Farinha," which is perhaps the biggest highlight of the album. Another good song is "Infinitude," on which Djavan collaborated with Flávia Virgínia. On the excellent, somewhat Latin-flavored title track, Djavan is joined by rock singer Cássia Eller. As usual, there are several typically Djavan-styled ballads on the album, such as, for example, the bossa nova-styled "Brilho da Noite." Generally, the music on Mi Lagreiro is quite simple and sparse, and it gives the impression of being very spontaneous. Perhaps the fact that the album was recorded at Djavan's own home contributed to this positive, unpretentious atmosphere. In any case, this is a very good album, and it definitely is one of Djavan's best." (Allmusic)
"Djavan combineert traditionele Zuid-Amerikaanse ritmes met populaire muziek uit Amerika, Europa en Afrika. Hij won in 1982 en 1983 de prijs voor beste componist van de Associatie van Kunst Critici uit São Paulo (Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Arte).Djavans composities zijn opgenomen door Al Jarreau, Randy Brecker, Carmen McRae, The Manhattan Transfer, Loredana Bertè, Eliane Elias; en, in Brazilië door o.a. Gal Costa, João Bosco, Chico Buarque, Daniela Mercury, Ney Matogrosso, Caetano Veloso en Maria Bethânia. Zijn single uit 1988, "Stephen's Kingdom", bevatte een gastoptreden van Stevie Wonder. (Wikipedia) Ook op dit album is zijn creativiteit in het combineren van Latin ritmes met Westerse pop te bewonderen. Het album bevat een aantal in het Engels gezongen nummers die op andere albums in het Portugees klinken. (GR Muziekbank)
Latin fusion muziek van het plezierige soort.
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