It’s not often that a new star emerges on the international music scene with a fully formed and very personal vision expressed through contemporary rhythms and musical eloquence, but such is the case with Paula Santoro. A star of the concert stage, musical theater, and Brazilian television, Santoro’s grasp of the modern Brazilian musical vernacular is nearly as complete as her deeper understanding of artistic expression employed to express a full range of human emotions.
On her latest release, Mar do Meu Mundo (The Sea In My World), Santoro’s compelling and sophisticated vocal abilities shine brightly in a series of thematically linked compositions interpreted through dance floor-ready, jazz-based arrangements. Light and breezy on the surface, Mar do Meu Mundo is also typically Brazilian in its consistent ability to simultaneously contain deeper levels of meaning that are poetic and profound while at the same time remaining personal and universal.
Mar do Meu Mundo breaks new ground under the banner of Música Popular Brasileira (MPB). Sharing an emphasis with MPB on compositions that depend substantially on highly expressive lyrics. Mar do Meu Mundo departs from the core MPB style with an artistic perspective that is less political and more personal, less socially oriented and more deeply introspective. For Santoro, Mar do Meu Mundo also represents a kind of summing up, integrating a wide variety of Brazilian musical influences within a single, extended song cycle that flows seamlessly from one song to another.
The musical integrity of Mar do Meu Mundo is supported throughout by a acoustic, chamber-jazz ensemble comprised of an A list of Brazilian jazz musicians under the direction of much-sought-after producer, Rafael Vernet, who also wrote all the arrangements and played piano in all tracks of Santoro's album.
“Brazilian female singers have always been key to translate our music to new audiences,” explains Fernando Grecco, who founded the Borandá record label as a platform for new Brazilian music that is both artistically vital and historically important. “Paula Santoro had already collaborated on a recent Borandá release, singing as a special guest on two tracks of Mario Adnet's 2013 Latin Grammy nominee, Um Olhar Sobre Villa Lobos. As Elis Regina did once, she explores the tradition of our music by combining music from established composers alongside compositions from younger composers whose work may not be as well-known. In doing so, Paula Santoro has now become our leading, modern interpreter of Brazilian popular music.”
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