eMusic

Start Your Trial

Cabruêra

by

Cabruêra

 
Cabruêra

Rate it!

Average: 3.5 (3 ratings)

  • They Say...

    Guitars played with ballpoint pens to sound like cellos (or electronic loops), slithering basses, clavichords where you don't expect them, layers of percussion -- put them all together, add some voices, and you've got Cabruera, one of the most original bands to emerge from Brazil in several years. There's a great feel of northeastern Brazil in their rough and ready forro and coco sound, but the underlying feel has far more to do with rock -- hardly surprising, given that most of the band has a background in that. It gives plenty of verve to the sound and a penchant for experimentation they indulge right from the explosive opening of "Loa de Chegança." By never settling into one form, they keep the listener hopping -- metaphorically and literally, as the music is very danceable. What they've created, essentially, is Brazilian folk-rock for the 21st century, insidious and divine and well worth hearing. If you imagined all Brazilian music was samba or bossa nova, this will shock you -- but in the very best way.

  • You Say...

    I would like to say...

    Artist: Cabruêra

    Album: Cabruêra

    Review Title: (maximum 50 characters)

    Your Review: (maximum 1,000 characters)

    Cancel

    Please keep your comments to the recordings themselves, and be courteous and respectful. Thanks! For further info, read our Community Guidelines.

    Write a Review

The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.


Rolling Stone
Start Your Trial

© 1998-2008 eMusic.com Inc. eMusic and the eMusic logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks in the USA or other countries. All rights reserved.

All Music Guide © 1992 - 2008 All Media Guide, LLC
Portions of content provided by All Music Guide, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC

YouTube, Flickr™ and Wikipedia® are registered trademarks of their respective owners, Google, Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Neither Google, Inc., Yahoo! Inc. nor Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. are partners or sponsors of eMusic. eMusic uses the Flickr, YouTube and Wikipedia API but is not endorsed or certified by Flickr, YouTube and Wikipedia. eMusic does not pre-screen, monitor, endorse nor assume any liability for websites, contents, products, services or claims made by YouTube, Flickr™ and Wikipedia®.