MÔNICA SALMASO — Iaiá (2004) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Mônica Salmaso is one of those singers Brazil seems to produce by the dozens. She has a seductive, cool voice, mellifluous and on control over the material. She sounds wonderfully in control on the samba "Cabrochinha" and the stripped down "Estrela de Oxum," as well as an imaginative cover of Tom Zé's "Menina, Amanha de Manha." There's plenty of thought in the arrangements, such as the clarinets that are the spine of "Cidade Lagoa," and which typify this as a kind of Brazilian art music, as is evident from the piano on "Sinhazinha (Despertar)." In many ways it's an album to be admired rather than enjoyed, because it seems to keep an emotional distance, both from the heart of the material and from the listener. As such, that's fine, but it's hard to form any attachment to either the material or the singer. Salmaso may be good, but you never find the heart of her -- and that's a problem over the course of an entire CD. Chris Nickson
Tracklist :
1.    Moro Na Roça 2:19
– Traditional
Acoustic Guitar [7-String] – Maurício Carrilho
Adapted By – Zagaia, Xangô Da Mangueira
Percussion – Robertinho Silva
2.    Cabrochinha 3:48
Acoustic Guitar [7-String] – Maurício Carrilho
Arranged By – Maurício Carrilho
Bandolin – Pedro Amorim
Cavaquinho – Luciana Rabello
Clarinet – Nailor "Proveta" Azevedo
Flute – Marcelo Bernardes
Pandeiro – Jorginho Do Pandeiro
Tamborim – Celsinho Silva, Gordinho
Violoncello – Iura Ranevsky
Written-By – Maurício Carrilho, Paulo César Pinheiro
3.    Estrela De Oxum 3:26
Acoustic Bass – Rodolfo Stroeter
Acoustic Guitar – Paulo Bellinati
Bass Flute ["A Gorda"] – Teco Cardoso
Percussion – Robertinho Silva
Written-By – Joyce, Rodolfo Stroeter
4.    Menina Amanhã De Manhã 5:29
Accordion – Toninho Ferragutti
Acoustic Bass – Rodolfo Stroeter
Acoustic Guitar, Cavaquinho – Webster Santos
Arranged By – Benjamim Taubkin, Toninho Ferragutti
Flute, Baritone Saxophone – Teco Cardoso
Percussion – Ari Colares
Piano – Benjamim Taubkin
Written-By – Perna, Tom Zé
5.    Vingança 3:39
Accordion, Arranged By – Toninho Ferragutti
Arranged By [Brass Arrangement], Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Nailor "Proveta" Azevedo
Written-By – Francisco Mattoso, José Maria De Abreu
6.    Por Toda A Minha Vida 2:20
Acoustic Guitar – Paulo Bellinati
Arranged By – Paulo Bellinati
Written-By – Tom Jobim, Vinicius De Moraes
7.    Assum Branco 4:50
Acoustic Bass – Rodolfo Stroeter
Acoustic Guitar, Percussion – Paulo Bellinati
Arranged By – Paulo Bellinati
Violoncello – Lui Coimbra
Written-By – José Miguel Wisnik
8.    Cidade Lagoa 3:00
Arranged By – Luca Raelle
Band – Sujeito A Guincho
Bass Clarinet – Luis Afonso "Montanha", Nivaldo Orsi
Clarinet – Edmilson Nery, Luca Raelle*, Sérgio Burgani
Written-By – Cícero Nunes*, Sebastião Fonseca
9.    Doce Na Feira 3:04
Flute – Teco Cardoso
Percussion – Ari Colares
Piano – André Mehmari
Written-By – Altair*, Jair do Cavaquinho
10.    Sinhazinha (Despertar) 5:04
Arranged By – André Mehmari
Piano – André Mehmari
Written-By – Chico Buarque
11.    Onde Ir 4:42
 Written-By – Vanessa da Mata 
12.    É Doce Morrer No Mar 5:25
 Written-By – Dorival Caymmi 
13.    Na Aldeia 5:38
Acoustic Guitar [7-String] – Maurício Carrilho
Backing Vocals – Ana Costa, Analimar, Jurema De Cândia
Bandolin – Pedro Amorim
Cavaquinho – Luciana Rabello
Clarinet – Nailor "Proveta" Azevedo
Guest – Teresa Cristina
Pandeiro – Jorginho Do Pandeiro
Percussion [Prato E Faca] – Paulino
Reco-reco – Celsinho Silva
Surdo – Gordinho
Violoncello – Iura Ranevsky
Written-By – Carusinho, De Chocolat, Silvio Caldas