Ao Vivo

• Artist: Fernanda Porto
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• Release Date: August 14, 2006
• Type: Live, Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Latin

Review

When Fernanda Porto first appeared on the Brazilian music scene with her eponymous debut album in 2002, she immediately gained the admiration of the critics with a fresh, elegant and intelligent electronic sound, based on drum'n'bass, bossa nova and traditional Brazilian rhythms. Her second album, Giramundo, was a step towards a much more organic sound and this live performance recorded at the Tom Brasil Nações Unidas in São Paulo in 2006 is a continuation on that more organic path. In fact, for this show Porto performed with a group of in total around 30 talented musicians, including a string quartet and the percussion group Batuntã, from São Paulo. The skillful pianist Christianne Neves plays a prominent role on this CD and also co-wrote the track "Seu Nome Na Areia," a calm and soft love song. This and ten other tracks are completely new material. Some of these were written by Porto herself, and others are versions of other artists' work. Among the covers, the beautiful "Desde Que o Samba É Samba" by Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso and "Samba de Dois" by Los Hermanos deserve extra attention. The presentation of Caetano Veloso's '70s classic "Sampa" is interesting, as Porto's arrangements are a stark contrast to Caetano's original, sparse choro settings. The smooth reggae of "Simples" is one of her new compositions, as is the calm "Você e Eu" with its tasteful string arrangements. "Pensamento 4," from Giramundo, gains a much lighter production than on the album, but maintains it "acoustic" drum'n'bass sound. ~ Philip Jandovsky, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Baque Virado	Fernanda Porto	Fernanda Porto	(5:10)
Simples	Fernanda Porto	Fernanda Porto	(4:07)
Côco Sem Água	Fernanda Porto	Fernanda Porto	(2:57)
Você E Eu	Nil Bernardes, Marcelo Barbosa, Bozzo Barretti	Fernanda Porto	(2:58)
Samba a Dois		Fernanda Porto	(4:21)
Saudade Do Que Não Tive	Fernanda Porto	Fernanda Porto	(3:58)
Pensamento 4	Arnaldo Antunes, Fernanda Porto	Fernanda Porto	(4:17)
Sampa	Caetano Veloso	Fernanda Porto	(5:05)
Sentimental	Rodrigo Amarante	Fernanda Porto	(2:46)
Seu Nome Na Areia	Fernanda Porto	Fernanda Porto	(3:35)
Desde Que o Samba é Samba	Caetano Veloso	Fernanda Porto	(4:40)
Corações a Mil	Gilberto Gil	Fernanda Porto	(4:13)
Sambassim	Fernanda Porto	Fernanda Porto	(6:06)
Roda Viva	Chico Buarque	Fernanda Porto	(3:50)

Credits

Dino Barioni (Bandolin), Marcus Wagner (Graphic Design), Luis Augusto (Arranger), Claudio Rabello (Art Direction), Daniel Ayers (?), Ubaldo Versolato (Sax (Tenor)), Luiz Cabrera (Sax (Alto)), Tom Brasil (?), Marco A.S. (Remixing), Victor Kelly (Management), Ubaldo Versolato (Flute), Fernanda Porto (Remixing), Cintia Zanco (Violin), Giha Favery (Bateria), Fernanda Porto (Band), Claudio Faria (Flugelhorn), Fernanda Porto (Vocals), Fernanda Porto (Guitar), Claudio Faria (Trumpet), André Albuquerque (Caixa), Fernanda Porto (Coordination), Mário Eugênio (Guitar), Héder Cándido (Group), Fernanda Porto (Piano), Celso Coasta (Assistant Coordinator), Dino Barioni (Violin), Fernando Ferrari (Recording Technician), Angêcia Productora Eventos (Producer), Carlinhos Freitas (Mastering), Daniela Mercury (Guest Appearance), Egidio Corde (Technical Supervisor), Héder Cándido (Violin), DJ Zé (Remixing), Cintia Zanco (Group), Alejandra De Lucio (Coordination), Fernanda Porto (Sax (Alto)), Fernanda Porto (Arranjo), Beto Angerosa (Percussion), Luiz Leme (Mixing), Bia Rebello (Viola), Marcos Cicerone "Franja" (Lighting), Fernanda Porto (Producer), Marcos Hermes (Photography), Fábio Delduque (Photography), Luiz Leme (Mastering), Bia Rebello (Group), Dino Barioni (Guitar), Lino Crizz (Vocals (Background))