A lost gem uncovered...
Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 12/06/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"To be honest, Fafa de Belem is one of the blandest Brazilian pop stars imaginable, yet her 1976 debut album, made in the wake of the psychedelic tropicalia boom, may come as a revelation to listeners more familiar with her many horrible subsequent romantic pop albums. Here, there's a wide stylistic range, and practically all is it is earthier and more engaging than almost anything she's done since. Her debts to samba queen Clara Nunes and MPB diva Maria Bethania are particularly striking, as are the numerous songs bouyed by heavy Afro-Brazilian percussion. Up until discovering this album, I'd never heard a Fafa record worth hanging onto; now I just scratch my head and wonder what went wrong."