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Dom La Nena: Tempo
by Chris M. Slawecki
Dom La Nena creates curiously beautiful music by building cello, piano and vocals into layers of electronic sound ranging from a vocal choir to percussion and beats. Most pieces on Tempo—they're more pieces than songs—come and go in a quicksilver two or three minutes and leave behind a sense of wonder. “My intention on this album was to explore new ways to use my instrument," La Nena explains. “So I have used lots of pedals, guitar amps, and effects to ...
read moreBrazilian Vocalist & Cellist Dom La Nena Announces New Album And North American Tour
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Matt Gross
Co-produced by Dom and Brazilian composer/singer/guitarist Marcelo Camelo, SOYO is the follow up to debut album, Ela, which NPR Hailed As A “Sonic Masterpiece." Dom La Nena has drawn comparisons as varied as “a young Brian Wilson” (Wall Street Journal), “a burnished, bossa Joanna Newsom” (Time Out New York) and “the shadow of Lhasa” (Voir), yet her music and style remain distinctly her own. Her debut album, Ela – which NPR hailed as a “sonic masterpiece”—introduced Dom’s delicate vocals and ...
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Dom La Nena's "Ela" Out Now To Rave Reviews
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Chris M. Slawecki
With the release of her US debut Ela (Six Degrees), Brazilian born vocalist and cellist Dom La Nena “joins the sorority of whisperers that includes singers like Juana Molina, Hope Sandoval and Jane Birkin." (Jon Pareles, The New York Times) Ela was recently featured on PopDose.com, where Keith Creighton raved, “If Cat Power had a lost sister in the Southern Hemisphere, her name would be Dom La Nena." Jim Fusilli of The Wall Street Journal says of Ela, “At times, ...
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