Edson Cordeiro - Edson Cordeiro [1997]

All Music Guide

Second solo album by Edson Cordeiro, who was a success since his revelation as a competent counter-tenor singer. His versatile style permits an eclectic repertory: flamenco music ("Zorongo Gitano," Garcia Lorca, where a narrator reads a poem by João Cabral de Melo Neto), religious songs transformed in danceable pop tunes ("I Am Coming"), a Gregorian canon ("Alle-psalite Cum-luya"), gospel music ("Spirit in the dark"), Brazilian rock ("Paranóia," Raul Seixas), delicate acoustic pop ballads ("Ouça A Canção," Lulu Santos/Bernardo Vilhena), precious doleful canções (the classic "Estrela Do Mar," Marino Pinto/Paulo Soledade), old Latin hits (Babalú, Ernesto Lecuona, performed as salsa), Noel Rosa samba classics ("Tipo Zero"), samba de roda/funk ("Zé Do Brasil"), folklore-inspired songs ("Boi Bumbá," Waldemar Henrique), acoustic ballads ("Cowboy Solitário"), and pop sambas ("Pop Popular").

- Alvaro Neder, All Music Guide