Clara Moreno 'Miss Balanco' - In The Studio

Sambalanço - samba with dancing - evokes the grooving, steamy old school clubs of Lapa, Rio de Janeiro. Miss Balanço is a full on rootsy samba record revitalized for the 21st century by the bold and beautiful Clara Moreno.

The dancing girl for a modern Brazil turns her sensuous vocal to a genre she was born to re-interpret. Building on her critically acclaimed debut Meu Samba Torto this Brazilian star delivers her finest work to date, breathing life in to samba classics. Claras mother and Brazilian music icon Joyce produced the album and features alongside legends João Donato and Skowa while Orlandivo leads vocals on his classic Tamanco no Samba. Miss Balanço is an essential recording that looks back but with brilliant originality.

Balance and passion, beauty and freedom, Miss Balanço is the perfect Brazilian Dancing Girl. Clara Moreno embodies her image. A true carioca (daughter of Rio) born to make dancing music, Clara grew up immersed in Brazilian beats from samba to bossa nova, acid-jazz to psychadelia, folk to tropicalia. This sambalanço recording encompasses all while swinging with the samba spirit that runs deep through Clara Miss Balanço for a contemporary Brazil. This is music in the image of its maker. Clara Moreno is a bold and beautiful character - as gripping to watch as she is compelling to listen to. As one of her many swirling tattoos declares Paz et Musica (Peace and Music) its what she and many Brazilians devote themselves to. This jubilant long-player infuses samba and bossa nova with African traditions and jazz instrumentation, celebrating sambas renaissance as the enduring rhythm of Brazilian life with a modern and unique twist.

The whole concoction exudes timeless class Telegraph ****
Standout samba sounds of 2009 Songlines ****
Alluringly assured vocalsreal class Metro ***
Terrific new albumMoreno has never sounded so confident and rhythmically astute Downbeat ****

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• Clara Moreno
• Miss Balanco
• Far Out Recordings
• Brazil
• Rio De Janeiro
• Sambalanco
• Joyce

[Offdrive3]

She's a sweet-pea. Those sultry vocals are heart melting. Obrigado babe!

[guscaldas2]

@themastroiannis Watered down. Fizeram uma limonada com o material da Bossa e do Jazz.

[themastroiannis]

@guscaldas2 forget about elis! get over it!! this is a totally wonderful album that makes you dance in total joy! classy arrangements and for once it is recorded beautifully, like a top-notch jazz album! the best i've heard in a very very long time!! there is nothing "saturado" here!! pura joia meu bem!! fresh and lively and juicy from beginning to end!!

[nancyassis]

Filha de peixe....peixinho é!

[Noahmorenomusical]

Salve a Mpb...tá no sangue Clara...parabéns e muito axé.

[guscaldas2]

Estilo e concepção musical saturados. Os Japoneses e Europeus ainda gostam desse produto. Mesmo assim acho que vale a pena reciclar essas harmonias e melodias, devido ao estado de putrefaçao atual da musica e da cultura Brasileira. Sempre me pego hipnotizado pelo passado, nao tanto mais do Jazz mas do Bach e os compositores britanicos do seculo 20.

Será que um dia virá por aí uma cantora brasileira que vá realmente nos surpreender com o grau de expressao de uma Elis ou Nancy Wilson?