There are so many ways to savor Karrin Allyson's artistry. Start with her voice, its rare clarity and resonant timbre....Everything she sings seems to rise from a smile.
Adding to her lovingly-long list of Brazilian repertoire and recordings, five-time Grammy Nominee Karrin Allyson embarks on yet another inspired Brazilian adventure, this time including a very special pairing with the legendary singer, composer and guitarist Rosa Passos. Long admiring each other's work, this vocal match made in heaven features Ms. Passos on two songs with Karrin - her own composition "Dunas" (with new English lyrics penned by Karrin) and the classic Vinicius de Moraes song, "O Grande Amor." Karrin and her stellar band of Brazilian instrumentalists - Rafael Barata on drums and Vitor Goncalves on piano & accordion, along with guitarist Yotam Silberstein and bassist Harvie S - unfurl gorgeous classics such as "So Many Stars," "The Island," "Manha de Carnaval," "Flor de Lis," "Wave," and "Only Trust Your Heart," in a luxuriously grooving, sonic love letter to Brazil.
Track Listing:
1 Flor de Lis 5:19
2 Month of March in Salvador (Dunas) 5:11
3 The Gift (Recado Bossa Nova) 4:04
4 O Grande Amor 4:58
5 Antigua 3:58
6 The Island 4:57
7 Manha de Carnaval 4:58
8 So Many Stars 4:38
9 Wave 4:45
10 Only Trust Your Heart 3:40
Performers:
Karrin Allyson - vocal, piano (8,10), shakers (7)
Rosa Passos - vocal (2,4), rhythm guitar (2)
Vitor Gonçalves - Fender Rhodes (1,9), piano (3,4,5,6,7), accordion (2,3,7,8)
Harvie S - bass
Yotam Silberstein - guitar (1-9)
Rafael Barata - drums (1-9)
Production Info:
Produced by Karrin Allyson
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Dave Kowalski
at Teaneck Sound, Teaneck, NJ
March 22 and 25, 2023
Mixing Supervision: Karrin Allyson, Harvie S, Bill McGlaughlin
Project Consultant: Nick Phillips
Photography: Jim O'Keefe
Photo Shoot Art Director: Mary O'Keefe
Hair and Makeup: Omar Rodriguez
Stylist: Vanessa Campan-Thornburg
Cover design & layout by John Bishop
Reviews of A Kiss for Brazil
Música Brasileira (Egídio Leitão )
A Kiss for Brazil is not Karrin Allyson's first incursion into Brazilian music. I would not need to list her previous albums here to convince you she truly has an affinity for the Brazilian songbook.
Karrin Allyson (1962, Great Bend, Kansas) does not shy away from singing in Portuguese or choosing a less obvious repertoire from the Brazilian son ...
