How was the Marisa Monte show?
01 May, 2013
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Culturart was represented at the show, as well as giving out tickets as prizes to some readers. You can see the video below. / O Culturart esteve presente no show, além de dar tickets para leitores. Veja o vídeo.
Before the show
The line was fairly short compared to the crowd in front of the theatre, who were mostly fans and Brazilians. Many already had their tickets out and ready to get a good place at the greatly anticipated show. At 7pm they were ready and waiting, and at 8pm the doors finally opened.
The show
At the start of the show, nine musicians were on stage, Marisa in the centre-front, a black transparent screen inbetween the stage and the audience and Maris’s voice opened the show in darkness. And so, the screen went up, everything transformed, colours were reflected across the stage and the first song “O que você quer saber de verdade” began, a song from the new CD which talks about freedom and peace. The show was hot, from beginning to end, even more so though at the end when many could no longer remain in their seats and got to their feet to sing along with the star.
The style, the movement, the colours all constantly changed from song to song. Marisa danced around the stage, played her guitar, gestured to the crowd and enraptured everyone. Her velvet voice was exactly like the CD. The tone was the same, nothing changed, more perfect than ever. As well as the sweetness, tuning and technique, the stage also continually changed with moving images that switched between black and white, taking the experience beyond the tumbling lyrics. Marisa showed her interpretation in every song, her expression, her being.
Marisa presented songs from the new CD, such as “Depois” which talks about a break-up, “Che Sono” which inspired “Ainda Bem”. And she didn’t leave out her old hits such as “Arrepio”, samba song “Infinito Particular”, “Beijar eu”, “Tô com sintomas de saudade”, “Na Mira”, the great theme “Velha infância” and the other success “Não vá embora.”, but clearly changing between hits and new material, all of which were so beautiful.
Marisa had little opportunity to talk with the audience but the moments she did, she spoke in a very natural English. Halfway through the show she spoke about Cássia Eller as one of Brazil’s greatest singers, following with an acoustic set, playing guitar, singing and also being accompanied by another guitar for some of her songs from “E.C.T.”.
If I could find one fault with the show, I would say that the singer’s microphone needed to be louder as it was quieter than the song overall. And the musical arrangement could have perhaps been a little more free, so that the musicians could improvise a little as they were all of an extremely high quality. But Marisa didn’t change the formula because she knows her audience well.
The tour
The singer is following on with a European tour, travelling through Paris, Madrid, Portugal, and in mid-May will return to Brazil to visit São Paulo, Campinas. After she will head to Buenos Aires, Miami, New York and return to São Paulo. The wonderful singer and powerful production left us all wanting more.
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