With a voice as silky-smooth as Sade's and as playfully sexy as Basia's, Suzana da Camara (http://www.suzanamusic.com) will definitely turn heads.
On her elegantly produced self-titled album, the vocalist effortlessly seduces listeners with her remarkable pipes, hooking us in from the first minute and never letting go. With a spicy mix of smooth jazz, bossa nova, and Latin, da Camara shows versatility but passion as well; she knows these genres inside out, how to make her vocals fit with the stylistically shifting arrangements.
"Spend the Night Together" is flirty bossa nova as da Camara sounds as sultry as Basia in her prime. Her voice soars engagingly with the piano; in fact, they are like two instruments in synch. "No Ordinary Love" opens slowly then picks up speed with da Camara hypnotizing us as much as Sade. On "Catastrophe," da Camara is at her dreamy best; her vocals are lush and sweet, nearly ethereal. The yearning, melancholy tones of "Forever and Tonight" will just knock you out completely.
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This is definitely a record that you will treasure; however, it's best heard in the evening, especially through a nighttime drive through the city.
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