Bossa Muffin/Nosso Diario

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Bossa Muffin is a "traveller's diary" as Flavia Coelho describes it herself. It tells the story of a man who travels the world in order to find out more about himself. After leaving Rio de Janeiro for Paris in 2006, she met Bika Bika Pierre, a musician from Cameroon, who "opened the path to African music" for her, encouraging her to take up the guitar and work with fellow musician and producer Victor Vagh. With her two accomplices, joined by a group of musicians from various horizons, Flavia managed to craft a finely assorted sound; Bossa Muffin highlights the variety of her vocal talent. Bossa Muffin is a unique mix of samba and bossa nova harmonic treasures, the hypnotic rhythm of the popular Nordestino music (forro, pagode.), the bouncing loops of reggae, the skilful braggadocio of ragamuffin, the essential pulses of African music, or even a glimpse of Catalan rumba.all of the above, seasoned with the voice of Flavia Coelho, no added effects or conceit just a soft voice, a proud and fragile twang, appealing and warm, her colloquial voice, deep and natural. Erasing the boundaries between genre, between the tradition and the contemporary, Bossa Muffin, is however not a synthetic product created artificially in a laboratory, but rather a flavoursome fruit perfectly matured with unique experience and personality. This edition includes the single "Periferia" as well as her duet with Tom Fire "Mina de Niteroi".

REVIEW
Raised in Rio de Janeiro but resident in Paris, Coelho has made waves in France with this debut album, a hybrid that deftly blends Brazilian samba, reggae rhythms and a cosmopolitan attitude. Its lively melodies and genre shifts recall Manu Chao's Próxima Estación: Esperanza, though Coelho is a more agile vocalist, able to float on the breezy, dancefloor-friendly title track, turn ragga-rapper on Sunshine or play Rio sophisticate on Bossa Bika Nova. The last title acknowledges the input of Cameroon's Bika Bika Pierre, while producer Vincent Vagh keeps things uncluttered and mostly acoustic (unusually, a French "world" album without synths). A refreshing surprise. FOUR STARS --The Observer

Born in Rio, but now based in Paris, Flavia Coelho has created one of the most joyful, easygoing fusion sets of the year. As the title implies, her songs are built around a rhythmic clash of Brazilian and Caribbean styles, and it's often reggae and ragga that dominate. Coelho has an effortless, relaxed style that almost disguises her skill at easing between the slinky melodies and bursts of rapid-fire hip-hop. Many of the songs were written with Bika Bika Pierre, a musician from Cameroon who brings African influences into a mix that even takes in Catalan rumba. Manu Chao is clearly a major influence, and should be persuaded to produce her next album. FOUR STARS --Guardian

THERE S no shortage of young female singers coming out of Brazil but there s something quirky and mischievous about Flavia Coelho s voice and the catchy title track that opens this album. Its references to Africa and Bangladesh suggest a wider vision and while Amor e Futebol, the second track, might seem a Brazilian stereotype, the music is fresh, brassy and irreverent. Coelho s music ranges widely samba and bossa nova with Brazilian rap, reggae and African percussion perhaps thanks to Cameroonian musician Bika Bika Pierre and percussionist and producer Victor Vegh. Now based in France, her song De Paris a Rio, in French and Portuguese, is about her state of mind and one of the highlights of this appealing record. FOUR STARS --London Evening Standard

Born in Rio, but now based in Paris, Flavia Coelho has created one of the most joyful, easygoing fusion sets of the year. As the title implies, her songs are built around a rhythmic clash of Brazilian and Caribbean styles, and it's often reggae and ragga that dominate. Coelho has an effortless, relaxed style that almost disguises her skill at easing between the slinky melodies and bursts of rapid-fire hip-hop. Many of the songs were written with Bika Bika Pierre, a musician from Cameroon who brings African influences into a mix that even takes in Catalan rumba. Manu Chao is clearly a major influence, and should be persuaded to produce her next album. FOUR STARS --Guardian

THERE S no shortage of young female singers coming out of Brazil but there s something quirky and mischievous about Flavia Coelho s voice and the catchy title track that opens this album. Its references to Africa and Bangladesh suggest a wider vision and while Amor e Futebol, the second track, might seem a Brazilian stereotype, the music is fresh, brassy and irreverent. Coelho s music ranges widely samba and bossa nova with Brazilian rap, reggae and African percussion perhaps thanks to Cameroonian musician Bika Bika Pierre and percussionist and producer Victor Vegh. Now based in France, her song De Paris a Rio, in French and Portuguese, is about her state of mind and one of the highlights of this appealing record. FOUR STARS --London Evening Standard

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