It was Tom Jobim’s own family that suggested Carminho delve into the Jobim songbook, full of classics such as “The Girl from Ipanema”, “Wave”, “Meditation” or “Sabiá” – and underlined it by signing up the Banda Nova to back the singer during the recordings Banda Nova was the last of Jobim’s stage and studio backing bands, formed by his son and grandson, Paulo and Daniel Jobim, aswell as celebrated cellist Jaques Morelenbaum (who had already collaborated on Carminho’s previous record) and drummer Paulo Braga singer Carminho’s international popularity has given her commercial success in Spain, Brazil and Scandinavia, and standing ovations on stages from the US and Canada to Germany and France, Belgium and Holland. But nowhere was Carminho better received than in Brazil, where superstars such as Marisa Monte, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque or Milton Nascimento welcomed her with open arms.. In the process, she has decided to thank the Brazilian music community for their warm welcome by inviting three of her fans to share the microphone with her in three duets: international superstar Marisa Monte in “Estrada do Sol”, Maria Bethania, Caetano Veloso’s sister and one of Brazilian’s greatest singers, in “Modinha”, and the legendary singer-songwriter Chico Buarque in “Falando de Amor”. So, Carminho sings Jobim. With all the soul and all the interpretive commitment and passion she puts in every single recording of hers, Fado or not. This may not be a Fado album, but it is very clearly a Carminho album. Only she can sing like this. And this is the record she needed to make. A step forward.
