REVIEW Morgunbladid
Hot samba on a cold night. Gaukur á Stöng Is there anything sweeter than a Brazilian samba, specially if it is of an Bossa Nova origin and created by the master Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim. The first Jazz record to receive a Grammy award as a record of the year, and the only one to be honoured such, un till this year that Herbie Hancock received this honour this year for the CD Rivers, was Getz/Gilberto, where they along with Jobim played and performed the songs of Jobim. And what a fantastic collection of songs they where. Tvelve of these songs could be heard at the Gauknum performed by the Brazilian singer Jussanam da Silva and the quartet of Tómas R. Einarssonar bass player and Matti Hemstock on drums, and the brothers Oskar and Omar Gudjonsson on sax and guitar. Da Silva sang twelve of Jobim’s songs and naturally among the fantastic collection some guests where missing there favourite songs. By my side was a grate singer who wanted to hear “Insenatez” but the song pearls where many from the opening song “Dindi” to the last one “Samba de Uma Nota Só”. Da Silva sang songs that most of the guests knew, like “Destafinado” and Garota de Ipanema”. She also performed “ A Felicidade” and “Triste” and songs rather unfamiliar to me. The Girl from Rio (Ele e Carioca), which is where Da Silva is originally from, and “Favela” which of the Jobim songs is the one most resembling a Da Silva is possibly related to the Brazilian athletic jumper who snatched the gold from our Vilhelm in the past, at the Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. But she is charming singer with a good voice- but what toped the night for me was the singing in Portuguese which I find the most beautiful language to sing in.
Vernhard Linnet.
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