I have "Pseudo Cyborg":http://mog.com/Pseudo_Cyborg/blog_post/120157 to thank for my discovery of Céu, whom I have been really enjoying as of late.I offer up her cover of Concrete Jungle for your Sunday listening pleasure.
I don't nearly have the time (or possibly inclination) that I'd like to devote to proper reviews. I also find that succinct language drives the point home in a clearer fashion. That said, I will now continue what I started with my review of Radiohead's "In Rainbows".Ahem."Every time I listen to Céu I get pregnant."
I love this woman. Ceu is her name, beautiful tunes her game.Lucky residents of Miami, New York, Boston, San Fran, and Seattle should go and see her next month. I highly doubt she'll disappoint.Learn more at her site www.ceumusic.comShe does the wikkedest cover of Concrete Jungle I've ever heard--check it if you like.
Just when you think that Brazil must surely have exhausted its supply of irresistibly jazzy, funky, sexy, soulful electro-pop singer-songwriters, someone like CéU comes along and makes you think that maybe that particular well is bottomless after all.
Wow. CéU's self-titled debut album, published in collaboration with Six Degrees and Hear Music, is my latest discovery from Brazil. A perfect mix of Brazilian soul mixed with electronica-infused afrojazz and a little bit of dub (listen to Concrete Jungle) thrown-in for good measure.Continue reading CéU
I love all things Brazilian music...you should know that by now. There was an awesome EP called Cangote from Ceu a few months back, a tickle for her new album coming out to your streets early July. I am so excited for her Vagarosa album, especially after a sweet play through last night. Name sound familiar? If you like beans you probably heard it at Starbucks, which boosted her downloads me...
♫ CéU – BubuiaAs if you didn’t already know that Brazilian girls are all kinds of seductive, let me present CéU. The first 1o seconds of “Bubuia” always make me envision a dimly lit room with beaded curtain parting to reveal CéU. As the song continues it totally feels like she is mesmerizing me like Sir Hiss in Robin Hood. The…