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CD: Lucas Santtana - Sem Nostalgia
CD: Lucas Santtana - Sem Nostalgia
A Brazilian album that subtly mixes the traditional and the avant garde
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Lucas Santtana: a gifted singer-songwriter influenced by everything from Radiohead to Tom Ze
I first heard Bahia-born Lucas Santtana on the best compilation of contemporary Brazilian music of the past couple of years, Oi! A nova musica Brasileira. His track “Hold Me In”, an acoustic slice of bossa nova, was a quiet interlude amonst all the dance, electronica and rock tracks. But it didn’t really give much indication of what an adventurous musical talent he might be.
I first heard Bahia-born Lucas Santtana on the best compilation of contemporary Brazilian music of the past couple of years, Oi! A nova musica Brasileira. His track “Hold Me In”, an acoustic slice of bossa nova, was a quiet interlude amonst all the dance, electronica and rock tracks. But it didn’t really give much indication of what an adventurous musical talent he might be.
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