Tuesday, December 04, 2007

CeU

A Roda







Malemolencia








Proof that Pop Music sounds better when sung in Portuguese. Not really. While CeU has a strong pop sensibility, she also has a tight band (musically speaking) and a heavy influence of groove, soul, and afrobeat. At times her voice recalls Les Nubians, Fiona Apple, and yes, a bit of everyone's favorite pop/soul-lite vocalist, Corinne Bailey Rae. It all gets pulled together into very likable, catchy, songs which fit the "pop" genre easy enough, but I think there's some depth to the talent here. Check out the Fiona influence on the free download, Ave Cruz. I've also pulled some of her best performances available on YouTube. In particular, there are versions of Malemolencia and Lenda featuring a stripped down band consisting of just her guitar player and percussionist. Young, with only one album to her name, definitely an artist I'm keeping an eye on.

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