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The Best of Elis Regina
by: Elis Regina

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 5060001271385
Label: Wrasse
Manufacturer: Wrasse
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Wrasse
Release Date: June 07, 2004
Studio: Wrasse
Sales Rank: 50966

Disc 1:
  1. Fascinacao
  2. Madalena
  3. Aguas de Marco
  4. O Mestre Sala Dos Mares
  5. Corcovado
  6. Triste
  7. Dois Pra la, Dois Pra Ca
  8. Casa No Campo
  9. So Tinha de Ser Com Voce
  10. Como Nossos Pais (Belchior)
  11. Atras da Porta
  12. Romaria
  13. Nada Sera Como Antes
  14. E com esse que eu vou
  15. Upa, Neguinho
  16. Amor Ate O Fim
  17. Caxanga
  18. Folhas secas
  19. Canto do ossanha
  20. Arrastao
  21. Louvacao
  22. Para Lennon e Mcartney
  23. Aquarela Do Brasil/Nega Do Caelo Duro
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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Yet another compilation-But from the Best!
Elis Regina is very possibly the best brazilian MPB singer ever and she proves it here.
But her voice and choice of songs also show her up as much more than that. Because she ventures into risky territory at the time (mostly the 60s and the 70s) in Brazil under a military dictatorship with the ensuing censorship...
She ventures into rock, folk, psychadelism, protest song.
Always remaining true to herself: "this world is just a passage, a place for us to learn - it would make no sense otherwise"


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The greatest Brazilian female singer
Although little known abroad, within Brazil Elis Regina is without doubt the most celebrated of all female vocalists. And she is the only singer ever to have achieved iconic status within the country for her voice alone. It is a voice of astounding versatility; soaring and soulful, infused with sweet melancholy, girlish innocence, operatic tragedy; always perfectly controlled and effortless in its range and intonation. Legend has it that at sessions guitarists used to tune to her instead of the piano so perfect was her pitch. When she died, alone and of an overdose, Brazil descended into national mourning.

This compilation goes some way to showcase her talent, cherry picking gems from her mainstream back catalogue. Elis was responsible ... Read More:

 



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