Tour Dates
04/22/10 Minneapolis @ Dakota Bar
Discography
04/23/10 Chicago, IL @ Green Dolphin 04/25/10 New York, NY @ Highline
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From just looking at her short nine national dates, I was happy to see Céu (pronounced "say-you" by the announcer) had chosen to stop by Minneapolis at the Dakota Jazz Club to play her Brazilian jazzy, samba music.
Warming up for her was local Ill Chemistry, who basically vocal beatboxer Carnage and singer Desdamona. Their sound is basically urban hip-hop, with lyrics like "rocket like that, rocket like this" (which they ended their set with).
I'm no expert when it comes to the type of music this venue plays, but I did get the impression that it's mostly Jazz and World Music - the kind you find on NPR. I was told by the couple at our table that it's the first time they've heard hip-hop at the Dakota. They're regulars who also tells me that the Dakota is #4 Jazz Club in the country (behind New York and Los Angeles).
Unfortunately, depending on where you sit at the Dakota, it can be hard to see the performance. It's evident by random people standing up and moving around... Sure, there are television displaying the live performance, but what's the point of watching a TV (you might as well be at home).
I'm pretty sure all the songs sung last night was in Portuguese. The music is what you'd expect, loungey and slow and easy-going - which is exactly what the title Vagarosa translates to. There are a few songs that was meant for dancing, but seeing as the Dakota is strictly a seat/table experience ... there was no dancing.
Highlight of the show for me was her cover of "It Takes Two to Tangle". There was another cover performed, but I wasn't familiar with it.
If you can't catch the "most successful Brazilian female artists of our time" Céu on her limited tour, her Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated album, Vagarosa, is out now on Six Degrees Records.
Warming up for her was local Ill Chemistry, who basically vocal beatboxer Carnage and singer Desdamona. Their sound is basically urban hip-hop, with lyrics like "rocket like that, rocket like this" (which they ended their set with).
I'm no expert when it comes to the type of music this venue plays, but I did get the impression that it's mostly Jazz and World Music - the kind you find on NPR. I was told by the couple at our table that it's the first time they've heard hip-hop at the Dakota. They're regulars who also tells me that the Dakota is #4 Jazz Club in the country (behind New York and Los Angeles).
Unfortunately, depending on where you sit at the Dakota, it can be hard to see the performance. It's evident by random people standing up and moving around... Sure, there are television displaying the live performance, but what's the point of watching a TV (you might as well be at home).
I'm pretty sure all the songs sung last night was in Portuguese. The music is what you'd expect, loungey and slow and easy-going - which is exactly what the title Vagarosa translates to. There are a few songs that was meant for dancing, but seeing as the Dakota is strictly a seat/table experience ... there was no dancing.
Céu at the Dakota Jazz Club (04/21/10) - photo by John |
If you can't catch the "most successful Brazilian female artists of our time" Céu on her limited tour, her Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated album, Vagarosa, is out now on Six Degrees Records.
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