CMJ (5/24/99, p.36) - "...a mixture of many different ingredients, and one of the yummiest, most nourishing musical foods around....drawing upon primordial and organic influences from Brazil and the Caribbean..."
Dirty Linen (2-3/00, p.79) - "...a must-have....a carnival of sound. They're gritty grooves with an unmistakable P-funk connection, smooth ballads and lots of fun....Brown provides the soundtrack for one big party."
Personnel includes: Carlinhos Brown (vocals, guitar, violin, piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer, bass, drums, timbales, percussion); Marisa Monte (vocals, percussion); Bernie Worrell (Hammond B-3, clavinet); Eumir Deodato, Arto Lindsay.