Fafa Lemos e Carolina Cardoso de Menezes - Fafa & Carolina (1989)

Albums like this one should be released more often, this is a beautiful initiative produced by Zuza Homem de Mello, started four years early when he had the chance to visit Carolina Cardoso de Menezes place and watch Carolina and Fafa performing together as they were a duo of many years of experience.

Carolina Cardoso de Menezes and Fafa Lemos never had the chance to play together professionally. However, Fafa Lemos contribution to the music from Brazil is very important. Fafa Lemos is the violin and voice of the legendary Trio Surdina, releasing also several solo albums on a career that spans several decades. Carolina Cardoso de Menezes does not need to be introduced, the work she made on blending her classical background with popular music was of a great importance. Anyway, truly beautiful initiative and really nice album. Let's see.

This is Fafa Lemos e Carolina Cardoso de Menezes - Fafa & Carolina (1989), for Eldorado, featuring Fafa Lemos violin and Carolina Cardoso de Menezes piano in all tracks. They are backed by Saba, Jongo Trio bassist and Lilian Carmona (drums) in most of the tracks. Fafa e Carolina is solid from the start to the end and my personal highlights goes to 02 - Se Acasso Voce Chegasse, 05 - A Saudade Mata a Gente and 11 - Curio Dengoso by Carolina Cardoso de Menezes also in charge of arrangements. Tracks include:

Personnel

Fafa Lemos
(violin)
Carolina Cardoso de Menezes
(piano)
Saba
(bass)
Lilian Carmona
(drums)

Track List

01 - No Rancho Fundo (Ary Barroso / Lamartine Babo)
02 - Se Acaso Você Chegasse (Lupicínio Rodrigues / Felisberto Martins)
03 - Na Madrugada (Nilo Sergio)
04 - Bem-te-vi Atrevido (Lina Pesce)
05 - A Saudade Mata a Gente (João de Barro / Antônio Almeida)
06 - Conversa de Botequim (Noel Rosa / Vadico)
07 - Tudo Cabe Num Beijo (Carolina Cardoso de Menezes / Osvaldo Santiago)
08 - Three Little Words (H. Ruby / B. Kalmar) My Blue Heaven (W. Donaldson / G. Whiting)
09 - Ninguém Me Ama (Fernando Lobo / Antônio Maria)
10 - Douce France (Charles Trenet) Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir (J. Hess / Paul Misraki)
11 - Curió Dengoso (Carolina Cardoso de Menezes)
12 - Pedacinhos do Céu (Waldir Azevedo)
13 - Duas Contas (Garoto)