Ethereal, sensual, subtle. Maria de Fátima is that new favourite singer you think you just discovered, but had actually always been there. This Brazilian muse from Tijuca (Rio de Janeiro) has worked and recorded with artists such as Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, Arthur Verocai, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Chico Buarque and Lincoln Olivetti amongst many others.
We're immensely proud to bring you a deluxe reissue of her only solo album Bahia com H. Recorded in 1981 in Uruguay where Maria had settled with her then husband and synthesizer wizard Hugo Fattoruso (OPA), who also takes on production duties. The album combines Maria's own compositions with her unique takes on some Brazilian classics by Ary Barroso, Denis Brean and Gilberto Gil amongst others, compositions which gain a new significance with Maria's ethereal interpretation and the blended elements of Candombe, in part provided by the all-star line-up of Uruguayan musicians recruited for the recording.
First reissue on vinyl format, preserving the original artwork in its gatefold sleeve, with sound sourcedfrom the original analogue tapes, and with a 12-page booklet with photos from Maria's private archive and liner notes by the mighty producer, journalist, Grammy voting member and living jazz encyclopedia Arnaldo de Souteiro.
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* One of the finest albums of Brazilian music recorded out of the country sees its first vinyl reissue.
* Officially licensed, sound from the analogue master tapes.
* Original artwork in gatefold cover.
* 12-page booklet with previously unseen pictures and liner notes by producer and Grammy voting member Arnaldo de Souteiro.
Syncopated acoustic guitars and hand percussion in an odd meter carry her through a melody that hops around and keeps landing on expressive dissonances; imagine if Joni Mitchell were born in Brazil. - Jon Pareles The New York Times
Little-known 1981 Bossa masterwork. (...) her sole album went almost completely unnoticed but stands as one of the great Brazilian albums of the 80s. - Paul Bowler Record Collector Magazine
(...) a wondrously subtle blend of the mellow and the ethereal, which could best be described as post-Tropicalia jazz-edged folk/MPB. - Grahame Bent Shindig
the latest bit of buried treasure uncovered by Altercat Records. (...) She may have recorded only one album during her life, but it’s one well worth investigating. - Mark Sampson Sounds and Colours
Maria de Fátima's singing is faithful to Joao Gilberto's still, contained intonation. - Tim Caspar Boehme HHV-mag
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