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Sol Negro
Studio album by
Virginia Rodrigues
Released1997
LabelNatasha[1]
Hannibal[2]
ProducerCaetano Veloso, Celso Fonseca
Virginia Rodrigues chronology
Sol Negro
(1997) 		Nós
(2000)

Sol Negro is the debut album by the Brazilian musician Virginia Rodrigues.[3][4] It was released in 1997.[5] The album peaked at No. 7 on Billboard's World Albums chart.[6]

Production[edit]

The album was produced by Caetano Veloso and Celso Fonseca; Veloso had "discovered" the singer at a rehearsal.[3][7] Djavan, Milton Nascimento, and Gilberto Gil contributed to the album.[8][9] The berimbau was used on several tracks.[10] A few songs are tributes to Rodrigues's Candomblé religion.[11]

Rodrigues sang a cappella on "Verônica".[12] "Manhã de Carnaval" is a cover of the Luiz Bonfá song; "Noite de Temporal" is a cover of the Dorival Caymmi song.[13][14] "Adeus Batucada" was made famous by Carmen Miranda.[15]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[16]
Robert ChristgauB−[17]
Edmonton Journal[13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[18]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide[19]

JazzTimes wrote that "Rodrigues’s contralto voice is otherwordly, spiritual, exquisite."[12] Robert Christgau noted that she "never stretches her rich, Ella-like highs into a scat—though the few midtempo numbers have a nice jazzy lilt ... her instincts are exceedingly solemn."[17] Rolling Stone stated: "The ancient and the modern, the secular and the sacred seamlessly mingle in this document of Brazilian musical forms."[20]

Miami New Times deemed the album "a simultaneously somber and uplifting cycle of songs focused on the African experience in Brazil."[21] The New York Times concluded that "the record is both modern and roots-conscious in the best ways that Brazilians know how to be: it swings from Roman Catholic church music to carnaval sambas, ancient Afro-Brazilian drum patterns to sophisticated wind-and-string arrangements, all sculpted with delicate care."[22] The Chicago Tribune considered Sol Negro to be the eighth best album of 1998.[23]

AllMusic wrote that Rodrigues's "first major recording succeeds in juxtaposing her ability to carry both lilting Brazilian rhythms and slow harmonious melodies.[16]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Negrume da Noite" 
2."Lua, Lua, Lua, Lua" 
3."Adeus Batucada" 
4."Manhã de Carnaval" 
5."Verônica" 
6."Noite de Temporal" 
7."Terra Seca" 
8."Nobreza" 
9."Sol Negro" 
10."Querubim" 
11."Israfel" 

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A Bolero bash, Manoella's Mujeres & Trevi's no-show". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 37. Sep 13, 1997. pp. LMQ6, LMQ18.
  2. ^ Ciabatonni, Steve (Nov 1998). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 63. p. 53.
  3. ^ a b "Virginia Rodrigues Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Sullivan, James (October 24, 1999). "Virginia Rodrigues' Divine Inspiration / Brazilian singer's religion touches her music". SFGate.
  5. ^ Margasak, Peter (October 30, 2003). "Virginia Rodrigues". Chicago Reader.
  6. ^ "Virginia Rodrigues". Billboard.
  7. ^ Irwin, Colin (Jul 18, 1998). "Virginia Rodrigues: Sol Negro". Music Week. p. 26.
  8. ^ Torres, Richard (8 Nov 1998). "Sonidos Latinos". Newsday. p. D29.
  9. ^ Obejas, Achy (13 Nov 1998). "Tuesday night at the Hothouse will be a holy night...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 52.
  10. ^ Oppegaard, Brett (28 Oct 1999). "Brazilian Songbird". The Columbian. Vancouver. p. F16.
  11. ^ Henry, Clarence Bernard (February 17, 2010). Let's Make Some Noise: Axé and the African Roots of Brazilian Popular Music. Univ. Press of Mississippi.
  12. ^ a b Breton, Marcela. "Virginia Rodrigues: Sol Negro". JazzTimes.
  13. ^ a b Levesque, Roger (17 Oct 1998). "CD Reviews". Edmonton Journal. p. C4.
  14. ^ Holston, Mark (Nov 1998). "Sol Negro". Americas. Vol. 50, no. 6. p. 57.
  15. ^ Rotella, Sebastian (24 Oct 1999). "Brazil's Force of Nature". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 3.
  16. ^ a b "Sol Negro". AllMusic.
  17. ^ a b "Virginia Rodrigues". Robert Christgau.
  18. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 97.
  19. ^ MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 648.
  20. ^ Berger, Arion (Feb 18, 1999). "Sol Negro". Rolling Stone. No. 806. pp. 60–61.
  21. ^ Athitakis, Mark. "Virginia Not So Plain". Miami New Times.
  22. ^ Ratliff, Ben (13 Sep 1998). "Virginia Rodrigues — 'Sol Negro'". The New York Times. p. 2:102.
  23. ^ Kot, Greg (6 Dec 1998). "Our Critics Choose the Best Albums of the Year". Arts & Entertainment. Chicago Tribune. p. 8.
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