Raio X (Import) (CD)

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• Release Date: December 21, 1997
• Label: EMI Records (Brazil)
• UPC: 724385928321
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105790455
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Personnel: Fernanda Abreu (vocals, pandeiro, sampler); Lenine (vocals, violin); Berna Ceppas (vocals, sampler); Pedro Luis, Kamal Kassin, Tchˆ Leal, J£lio Borges, Fausto Fawcett, Pedro S  (vocals); Stuart Wylen (guitar, flute, piano); Andre Abujamra (guitar, keyboards, sampler); Fernando Vidal (guitar, talk box); Pablo, L£cio Maia, Herbert Vianna (guitar); Sergio Mekler (E-bow); Man‚ Do Cavaco (cavaquinho); Lulu Santos (sitar); Carlinhos Brown (violin, percussion); Marie Christine, Aizik Geller, Paschoal Perrota, Walter Hack, Rick Amado, Bernardo Bessler, Michel Bessler, Jose Alves (violin); Frederick Stephany, Arlindo Penteado, Jairo Diniz (viola); Marcio Mallard (cello); Marcelo Martins (flute); Luti (saxophone); Jura (trombone); George Clinton (brass); Fabio Fonseca (piano); Will Mowat (keyboards, programming); Marcelo Lobato, William Magalhaes, Ricardo Fiuza, Hiroshi Misutani (keyboards); Aranha, Ze Campos, Bossa, Waltinho, Mussum, Eduardo Lyra (caixa); Tuca (cuica); Toca Ogam (maracas); Jovi, Marcos Suzano (pandeiro, percussion); Alcione, Ivo Meirelles (surdo); Jorge du Peixe, Gilmar Bolla (tambourine); Ramiro Musotto, Armando Marcal (percussion); Chico Neves, Mario Caldato, Jr., Mickey P. (programming); Rodrigo Nutz, Z‚ Gonzales, DJ Cleston (scratches).

Audio Mixers: Marcio Gama; Will Mowat.

Recording information: Estudio Mega, R.J (11/1996); Estudio Nas Nuvens (11/1996); Estudios Mega E 302 (11/1996); Mega E Discover (11/1996).

Photographer: Adriana Pittigliani.

Unknown Contributor Roles: D2; Mariana Barsted; Tia Zelia; Rui Cortes; �rico Theobaldo; Rose Ver‡osa; Fred Nascimento; Alexandre Agra; Denner de Castro; B. Negao; Dinorah; Andr‚ Gomes; Christiaan Oyens; Renato Munoz; Dunga; Dengue; Dino Sete Cordas; L. Kurban; Funk 'N Lata; Edson Menezes; Alberto Paz; Majo; Erivar; Paulinho DeCamafeu; Jota Moraes; Rafael; O Rappa; Planet Hemp; Ar¡cia Mess; Toni Tornado.

Arrangers: Chico Neves; Chico Science; Marcello "Memˆ" Mansur; Evaldo Luna; C‚sar Farias; Fernanda Abreu; Sergio Mekler; Carlos Almada; Herbert Vianna; Aur‚lio Dias; Mario Caldato, Jr.; Mickey P.; Na‡ao Zumbi; Andre Abujamra; Will Mowat; Berna Ceppas; Ivo Meirelles; La Banda; Carlinhos Brown.

The liner notes maintain that Raio X places Fernanda Abreu in the context of her musical generation, and her fourth album could well be a stab for critical credibility as she works with artists from the harder, hipper side of Brazil's new urban music. Her collaborators include critical favorites like Lenine, Chico Science & Na‡ao Zumbi, Herbert Vianna of the rock band Os Paralamas, and Carlinhos Brown, and there is a mix supervised by Soul II Soul's Will Mowat. But speculation about motives aside, Raio X succeeds in showcasing Abreu's vocal versatility as she works through a broad range of sambas, ballads, and rock and funk material with command and conviction. On the traditional side, Abreu goes back to roots with a full-fledged samba like "Aquarela Brasileira" and tips her hat in tribute to Jorge Ben on his "Jorge de Capad¢cia." On the modern music world front, she joins the surdo drum and guitar thunder of Chico Science & Na‡ao Zumbi for "Rio 40 Graus." She duets with Vianna on the 12-string guitar rock of "Um Amor, Um Lugar," and "Speed Racer" employs an almost blues-rock descending chord progression and plays lead guitar off strings. But Abreu lives for the funk, whether it's taking the modern international road on "Garota Sangue Bom" (built on a sample of George Clinton's "We Funk U2"), the homegrown minimal route on "K tia Fl via," or the idiosyncratic lope of Lenine's "Jack Soul Brasileiro." Her voice sounds smooth and sultry (a bit like Andrea Echeverri of los Aterciopelados) when she sings sambas and adeptly delivers rapid-fire rhythmic raps in Portuguese. If there were suspicions that Fernanda Abreu was a one-dimensional dance diva, Raio X puts them to rest, and it also serves as a pretty strong sampler of what's going on in Brazilian popular music of the post-tropicalia generation. ~ Don Snowden

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