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Track Listings
| 1. Loucura |
| 2. Poetas |
| 3. Chuva |
| 4. Maria Lisboa |
| 5. O´ Gente Da Minha Terra |
| 6. Que Deus Me Perdoe |
| 7. Há Festa Na Mouraria |
| 8. Terra D'agua |
| 9. Oica Lá O´ Senhor Vinho |
| 10. Por Ti! |
| 11. Oxalá |
| 12. Barco Negro |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
If the legendary singer Amalia Rodrigues is the queen of fado, the national song of Portugal, then Fado Em Mim, the debut by Mariza, announces her coronation as its crown princess in the 21st century. This 20-something, Mozambique-born beauty of Portuguese, Spanish, German, African and Indian descent rapidly rose from the Mouraria district of Lisbon to become its newest and brightest star. The 12 selections on this recording are arranged in chamber-style ensembles consisting of bass, piano, classical guitar and its 12-stringed, Portuguese cousin, the viola. Songs like "O Gente Da Minha Terra" and the traditional "Por Ti" ring with a haunting feeling of saudade well beyond Mariza's years. "Maria Lisboa", "Ha Fest Na Mouraria", with cellist Davide Zaccaria, and "Barco Negro" are peppered with Iberian and African-flavoured percussion. Mariza sings these songs of love, God and country with a youthful vitality that proves that fado is alive and well. --Eugene Holley, Jr.
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This music is elegant, sophisticated and yearning. There's something about the guitars and the cadences of the voice that evoke the mystery and sadness of the ocean. Someone waits at a café on the quayside for a lover they know will never return...
Mariza has created a stir in Portugal and internationally this year with this debut album. She's young, looks the part and has a fabulous, keening, lyrical voice. She reinterprets the Portuguese tradition of Fado singing, a form of urban folk music based around café society. "Loucura" the opening track and "Que Dues Me Perdoe" feel like they embody the form: sad yet dignified, powerful and dramatic and beautifully sung, with simple accompaniment fromportugese classicalguitars.
With a voice as intense and potentially as unrelenting as this a little drama can go a long way. But the material here has enough variety to ensure a satisfying programme of many different moods. "Poetas" starts with a brooding arrangement for piano and cello, before the guitars come back and lift the track into uptempo jauntiness. "Terra D'Aqua" is simply a very strong and compelling melody.
"Barco Negro" is just a drum and Mariza's soaring voice and has an unmistakably Celtic feel to it. (Well, I suppose it's only a brief skip across the sea from Portugal to the south coast of Ireland). And there's a "hidden" track at the end, which for once is essential and not time wasting filler: a stark, great version of "Loucura" for just piano and voice.
This is state of the art "world music". Every detail is just right. It's beautifully recorded, with a deluxe sleeve and packaging. Anyone who likes emotional music, dramatically and skillfully expressed should enjoy it. --Nick Reynolds
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Whilst being new to this kind of music, I was amazed at the spell binding voice of this truely talented singer. Having caught Mariza on an episode of Later with Jools Holland I was instantly mesmerised by the haunting and intensfying voice that she has. The true power is evident in all the tracks of this album, but it has to be tracks 7 and 8 which are my favorite, moody, melodromatic and true masterpieces. I cant wait for another album of this amazing female artist and I only hope that she becomes better well known in the international market and not get lost in her homeland of portugal. A country that must be truely proud of this patriotic singer
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I only discovered Fado music very recently, despite having connections with Portugal. And my introduction was soley with Marizas album "Fado Em Mim". There are not many words i can use to describe this album, maybe prehaps fantastic, fabulous, outstanding. This young singer has an AMAZING vocal range and beautiful voice, in some songs (for example Primavera on Disc 2) my skin goes goosepimple-y at some of her fabulous notes! I know very little Portuguese (bar "hello", "how are you") but this is of little importance when you hear this ladies vocal talents.
I cannot begin to express how worthwhile this album would be to anyones CD collection, BUY IT!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album was my first introduction to fado. I bought it after reading a review of one of her concerts, played it once, and was an immediate convert to fado. I no longer listen to any other kind of music. Having seen her in concert recently, I can testify that she remains one of the greatest of the novos fadistas, and with Misia and Cristina Branco moving away from fado, and Dulce Pontes making only occasional forays into the genre, Mariza's is now the greatest female voice in the business (with Camané and Gonçalo Salgueiro the greatest male singers). This album has several great tracks, notably O Gente da Minha Terra, an Amália Rodrigues classic that no-one else, to my knowledge, has recorded since her. The live album has a fine version of the Amália standard, Que Estranha Forma de Vida, with some very curious phrasing. There is, perhaps, a lack of saudade and tristeza here, with more up-beat numbers than one might expect to find on the average fado album, but that may help some newcomers find their way. It certainly helped her win the 2003 BBC Awards for World Music.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
My intro to fado
Having heard a little about fado I browsed Amazon and came up with this little gem. Melodic, moody, rhythmic, even soulful; Mariza has a beautiful voice. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. Alistair Stewart
Exciting and 'soul' biting
I lived in Portugal 25 years ago and have seldom listened since I left. I was inspired to listen to Mariza recently after reading a review and it rekindled my interest. Read more
Published 13 months ago by S. Duncan
Just listen and enjoy
Mariza is at her best in her interpretation of fado. If this kind of music is new to you, listen to Mariza. You may soon be hooked on it. Just listen and enjoy!
Published 19 months ago by Laura Bowler
Excellent ....but go for the Limited Edition version
There is a "Limited Edition" version of this (at the time of writing available from Amazon) with an extra CD of Live Tracks from an appearance at the WOMAD festival in the UK. Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2008 by Lord Kirk
Fado sucks as much as opera
I admit fado is not for everyone taste, as opera is not as well or hard core heavy metal. Point is, this CD is a master piece on it's kind. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2007 by Marta Monteiro
Magical
Mariza is an extraordinary figure who sings "Fado", the soul(ful) music of Portugal with a range of technical virtuosity and emotional authenticity that is breath-taking. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2007 by Mr. Stuart Robert Harris
Exquisite
This 2 CD set consists of a studio CD and a concert CD. These have different appeals. The first is an example of unbelievably exquisite music and musicianship. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2004 by MR RONALD W BRIERLEY
Looking for something different?
Some months ago I fell asleep listening BBC World Service only to wake in the wee small hours entranced by a female vocalist singing in a style different to anything I had heard... Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2003 by Jonathan Hare
Yes, excellent voice but...
There is absolutely no doubt that Mariza's voice is wonderful, that her accompanying guitarrists are without parallel and that she's got a few good songs up her sleeve. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2003 by Norberto Amaral
it's amazing, just amazing
words cannot express what this lady does to fado. she makes it so alive, mainly through her enormous talent. all tracks on this album are terrific, and the live (extra) c. Read more
Published on 20 May 2003 by MM CRO
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