Track Listing

1. Deixa
2. S� Sei Viver no Samba
3. Hate
4. Luisas
5. Waiting
6. No Prego
7. I'll Be
8. Train
9. In�til Paisagem
10. Um S� Segundo
11. Pequenos Olhos

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #75065 in Music
• Released on: 2003-07-08
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .18 pounds

Album Description
Cibelle's distinctive and moving voice graced Suba's legendary album São Paulo Confessions. On her superbly accomplished debut, Cibelle takes us on a sonic journey into bossa nova and downtempo electronic music via tropicalia, samba soul, psychedelic post-rock and jazz.

Cibelle's solo debut was produced by one of Brazil's most exciting talents, Apollo 9, and mixed by Morcheeba's audio architects, Chris Harrison and Pete Norris. These fresh new tracks, sung in both Portuguese and English, invite the listener into this Paulista's trippy, electronic, post-bossa nova world.

Amazon.com
Although this is her debut, Brazilian singer Cibelle (pronounced "see-BELL-ee") has already made a name for herself with standout appearances on Suba’s landmark São Paolo Confessions and Otto’s criminally overlooked Condom Black. This self-titled effort is cut from the same cloth with help from noted producer Apollo 9 and the sonic architects from Morcheeba. But even with this support, the chanteuse’s sultry sing-song voice (think Bebel Gilberto and Astrid Gilberto) is rightly pushed to the fore, allowing her rich vocal nuances to shine through regardless of whether she is singing in Portuguese or English. She also immerses herself in the production and writing here, writing or co-writing nearly all the music using an even mix of live instrumentation and textured programming backdrops. Highlights include the loose and funky "No Prego," the gentle ballad "I’ll Be" and the nearly traditional samba "Só Sei Viver No Samba." This is a promising first step from a talented up-and-comer. --Tad Hendrickson

Customer Reviews

Ho Hum, another 5 star affair from Six Degrees!
Suba would be proud!! His protege, Cibelle, has hit it out of the park on her debut CD. Of course, we had already gotten a taste of her talent on "Sao Paulo Confessions" and her "Dia de Yemanja" from "The Now Sound of Brazil," but she totally exceeds all expectations here. Surprisingly, "Dia..." is not even on her debut CD, but there is so much strong material here that it's quite all right. The one thing you notice immediately is the AMAZING use of electronics by Apollo 9. The opening track "Deixa" should be required listening at any hip function this summer (parties, coffee houses, housecleaning). The electronic sounds caress you like a warm bath when listened to on headphones. The quality of the songs is amazingly high from the funk of "Waiting" to her great Chrissie Hynde-style vocals on "No Prego." "Pequenos Olhos" is a great soothing way to end the album, but the one track here that made my jaw hit the ground (and tears well in my eyes) is "Luisas!" Dear heavens, this track is a powerhouse. This is some of the most moving electronic sounds I have heard since Radiohead's "Subterranean Homesick Alien." Put on the headphones and you will have your heart melted, I guarantee! If you can't tell by my fawning, this CD is one of the most amazing you will hear this year, and hopefully is the start of something amazing for yet ANOTHER Six Degrees artist. She and Celso Fonseca should tour together; that would be show worth seeing.

What a wonderful voice and new Brazilian talent!!
With a beautiful, clear yet sultry voice of greater range than Bebel Gilberto, this is an astounding debut album. She deserves the same plaudits here in the USA that we've seen go to ALicia Keys and Norah Jones. Every cut on this album is an inventive, fresh, compelling Brazilian "new" sound, mixing in just the right amount "live" with electronic. WIth a single exception, "Hate." This could be deleted with no loss to the album. It's a bit overdone and harsh. PS. the album is downloadable from services like Musicmatch.

Who's the new Ziriguiboom Diva? Cibelle or Bebel?
That is the question. Both are talented, both benefitted from working with the late Suba. But I guess the answer to the title question will be answered this winter when (hopefully) Bebel's new album is released.

I wasn't too fond of Cibelle's "Dia de Yemanja" and her style of singing in Celso Fonseca's remake of "Carioca". But she scratched almost all of that, and came out with a gem. Former mates of Suba, Apollo 9 (Caipirissima) and Joao Parahyba of Trio Mocoto fame picked it up and ran with it. Cibelle doesn't really define her sound - although the style of this cd is very mellow. What you are hit with straight away is a bit of attitude in Deixa, and then taken on a sort of journey with a woman that's seen a lot in her young life - the good, the bad, the sad and the passionate. Some of the cuts that really stood out to me were Hate, where she almost eerily blurs the line between love and hate. Luisas is smooth and a track where she goes in and out of English. Waiting, a smooth soung with Parahyba's accent all over it- a great ambient piece.

It seems customary, but in comes the ramke of a Bossa Nova classic: Endless Landscape, by Jobim and Elis Regina. She does a great job with this, and while not quite as strong as the original, the duet portion is an interesting touch. And the cd winds down with Um So Segundo - which goes into an old seemingly 20's styled ballad in the very very end of that cut.

All in all, great CD. It seems like it ended too fast actually. There were a few songs that had me scratching my head like "I'll Be" and "No Prego". But as a whole, it's more than a solid debut. I recommend it! If you like this, definitely check out Helena Noguerra's "Azul" and maybe Ive Mendes new CD.