Under an earlier post with a Helena Noguerra song, Didier from Lalalala.org reacted: he wrote an extensive portrait of the gorgeous singer. With added discography. Very handy: now I know what albums to get, if still available. I would love to hear Rivière des Anges (1992) or that Rolling Stones-cover with Jacques Duvall. Enfin. In 2005 Cinema was released, an album by former Madredeus-member Rodrigo Leão. A thoughtful, pretty nice addition to the pile of lounge/chill-out projects and comps, with guestvocals by Beth Gibbons, Sonia Tavares and, yes, Helena Noguerra. She sings two French songs. Jeux d'Amour is, if I'm not mistaken, a chachacha, while La Fête takes your arm and waltzes away.
Sonia Tavares (from Portuguese alt.rockband The Gift) is singing two English songs, but also the vèry breathy L'Inspecteur, that sounds a little like Besame Mucho. What's this guy inspecting anyway?
Rodrigo Leão & Helena Noguerra - Jeux d'Amour
Rodrigo Leão & Helena Noguerra - La Fête
Rodrigo Leão & Sonia Tavares - L'Inspecteur
I would call Jeux D'Amour a rumba. La Fete is indeed a waltz, but it's a speedy one, so that'd be Viennese. Thanks for posting these songs; they're beautiful. And danceable. :) Now if only I could do a Viennese Waltz ...
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWhat the inspecteur inspects? Good question, there's isn't any inspecteur mentioned in that song, just some break up story instead. Probably some far fetched meaning, but for us mortals, it will be one of the great cosmic mysteries unsolved. Forever.
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