Search - Orlando Silva :: O Cantor Das Multidoes

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Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 12/05/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"One of the giants of the Brazilian "radio singer" era, Orlando Silva (1915-1978) was a real crooner, as befitted an artist whose heyday was in the late 1930s and '40s. He was one of the golden voices of Brazil's Radio Nacional, and one of the few rivals on par with the great Francisco Alves; however he fell prey to substance abuse in the early '40s, and lost much of his career momentum early on. This 3-CD box set covers his earliest work, and has the advantage of being mastered off the original tapes in the BMG vaults, so the sound quality is very bright and compelling. Deliciously rich, romantic material, with the smooth, subtle vocal style that inspired Joao Gilberto, hero of the bossa nova generation. Lovely stuff... I could listen to it for months on end!"