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Fernando Holz: Minh' Alma Nua

Read "Minh' Alma Nua" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Brazilian music has created a welcome niche in jazz, the bossa and the samba giving the music a uniquely sensuous and vibrant rhythm. The beat goes on with Fernando Holz, and though he is more attuned to pop, he works the genre with a convincing passion.

Holz is a singer who delves into yearning and pain, into joy and love with a simple directness. Even when a dollop of strings unveil a velvet curtain, he does not ...

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Fernando Holz: Minh' Alma Nua (My Nude Soul)

Read "Minh' Alma Nua (My Nude Soul)" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


The phrase “smooth as silk" comes to mind on an initial listen to Brazilian-Bostonian Fernando Holz's Minh' Alma Nua (My Nude Soul). His vocal style, like that of fellow countryman Milton Nascimento, flows like a cool stream of crystalline water in front of an always crisp rhythm section, augmented by the lush harmonics of a string section.The mix is perfectly done. Romero Lubambo, on guitar, counterpoints the clean seamless flow, adding an almost bluesy bite on his solo ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Minh' Alma Nua

Independent Records
2004

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Minh' Alma Nua (My...

Independent Records
2004

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