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Avg: 4.5 (14 ratings)
- Date Released: August 2, 2005
- Genre: International
- Label: World Connection BV / IODA
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Transparente is Mariza's "big" album, it seems, the one designed to make her more than just the shining star of the new fado. The music connects the dots between Portugal and Brazil, giving an international quality to it all. Her voice is as crystal clear as ever, and production by Jacques Morelenbaum is wonderfully transparent. Yet there's a sheen to it all that seems intended to rub off any rough edges. You can hear it in the soft strings that cushion "Meu Fado Meu." It just seems to be trying too hard, rather than letting the music unfold. It's apparent, too, in the fact that the songs are all short -- the longest barely passes three-and-a-half minutes. Not that it's not a gorgeous album; it enfolds the ears like silk; Mariza herself has never sounded more seductive, and the cello on "Quando Me Sinto So" is as warm and inviting as a lover's kiss. But unlike her previous work, there seems an air of calculation about all this, the sense of deliberately seeking out a larger audience rather than allowing the music to speak for itself. She'll never sing a bad note, and there's absolutely nothing to fault with this album. The arrangements are understatedly lush, the playing impeccable, everything as close to perfect as it's possible to be. But at heart, it just doesn't feel real.
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| 01. |  |
Ha Uma Musica Do Povo |
3:10 |
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| 02. | |
Meu Fado Meu |
3:26 |
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| 03. | |
Recusa |
2:16 |
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| 04. | |
Quando Me Sinto So |
2:57 |
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| 05. | |
Montras |
3:34 |
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| 06. | |
Ha Palavras Que Nos Beijam |
2:52 |
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| 07. | |
Transparente |
2:29 |
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| 08. | |
Fado Portugues De Nos |
2:24 |
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| 09. | |
Malmequer |
3:11 |
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| 10. | |
Medo |
3:11 |
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| 11. | |
Toada Do Desengano |
3:35 |
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| 12. | |
Fado Tordo |
2:13 |
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| 13. | |
Duas Lagrimas De Orvalho |
2:36 |
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| 14. | |
Desejos Vaos |
3:31 |
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14 Total Tracks, 41:25 Total Length
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Credits
- Alceu Maia - Cavaquinho // Marcio Mallard - Cello // Carlos Malta - Flute // Jaques Morelenbaum - Arranger // Jaques Morelenbaum - Cello // Jaques Morelenbaum - Conductor // Jaques Morelenbaum - Producer // Mario Pacheco - Guitar // Paulo Sérgio Santos - Clarinet // Rick Amado - Violin // João Lyra - Guitar (Classical) // Jorge Helder - Double Bass // Jesuina Noronha Passaroto - Guitar (Classical) // Michel Bessler - Violin // Paschoal Perrota - Violin // Paulo Junqueiro - Executive Producer // Bernardo Bessler - Violin // Marcelo Costa - Percussion // Walter Hack - Violin // Jose Alves - Violin // Joao Daltro - Violin // Lula Galvao - Guitar (Classical) // Marcelo Sabóia - Engineer // Marcelo Sabóia - Sound Design // Antonella Pareschi - Violin // Ricardo Garcia - Mixing // Maria João Fortes - Coordination // Denner Campolina - Double Bass // Rogério Rosa - Violin // Albert Nijmolen - Executive Producer // Isabel Pinto - Photography // Ricardo Taboada - Guitar (Classical) // Ismael Oliveira Jr. - French Horn // António Neto - Guitar (Classical) // Maria João Ribeiro - Artwork // Maria João Ribeiro - Design // Pablo Vitório - Assistant Engineer // Joáo Pedro Ruela - Executive Producer // Agostinho Silva - Accordion // Daniel Guedes - Violin
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