>> Sabrina Malheiros
bio: Far Out Recordings release the debut album from hotly tipped Rio singer-songwriter Sabrina Malheiros this April. A sublime mix of bossas and sambas with touches of hip-hop, r ?n? b and electronica, ?Equilibria? combines timeless Brazilian songwriting with contemporary electronics and beats to produce this years hottest Brazilian debut.
The daughter of Alex Malheiros from the legendary Brazilian group Azymuth, Sabrina wrote the majority of the tracks at home with her father giving ?Equilibria? a warm, intimate vibe. The combination of Sabrina?s youthful exuberance and Alex?s 30 years of song-writing experience making for an accomplished debut that?s set to be the cross-over Brazilian album of 05.
As you?d expect from Far Out the album features an all star Brazilian cast including all 3 of Azymuth - Alex Malheiros, Jose Roberto Bertrami and Ivan Conti, as well as legendary Brazilian percussionist Cidinho Moriera and Bluey from Incognito. ?Equilibria? was produced by DJ Venom, the son of Bluey, and the production combines that warm Incognito sound with cutting edge electronica and the essence of Brazil, samba!
With seven sambas and six bossas ?Equilibria? is pure and simple feel-good Brazil from start to finish. ?Terra De Ninguem is an up-tempo flute laden bossa that begins proceedings, swiftly followed by another bossa ?Love Sorte?. Next up is ?Saudade Rio?, a sweet slow samba with a dash of r ?n? b that?s a peon to the city Sabrina calls home and as she tells us, who?se influence runs throughout ?Equilibria?: I was born in Rio de Janeiro, the city of samba and I?ve always listened to this music as long as I can remember. Whether it?s Sergio Mendes or Banda Black Rio, Ana Mazzotti or Marcos Valle, samba and bossa are part of my life. With my father in Azymuth and my grandfather Zezinho who played with Sergio Mendes, I have always been surrounded by the samba beat!?
?Equilibria? contains the original versions of the two 12 dancefloor smashes from Sabrina: ?Estacao Verao?, originally released last summer with a firing Kenny Dope remix and here in its original bossa style whilst ?Maracatueira? is a samba that was turned into a jazz-house anthem by Incognito. The album also features 2 covers ? ?Terra De Ninguem? written by Marcos Valle and ?Eu Sou Mais Eu?, originally a hit for the now sadly deceased Brazilian pianist Ana Mazotti. With its collection of both up and down tempo bossas and sambas, expect a plethora of remixes of all styles of various cuts from ?Equilibira? later this year.
As the name suggests, ?Equilibira?, is the perfect mix - classic Brazilian songwriting combined with contemporary production ? guaranteeing this album appeal for both established Far Out fans as well as those people into the sound of ?Nu-Brazil?. ?I think that this is the first contemporary Brazilian album of the last 15 years that measures up to the classic Brazilian albums of the past? adds producer Venom. We hope you?ll agree with him!
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