So, last night I was flipping through the channels and I stopped on Jay Leno because he cracks me up from time to time. I’m glad I kept it on NBC because I was blessed with a pleasant surprise. My all time favorite vocalist Ledisi was performing with my new favorite Samba King, Sergio Mendes. I may be late to a few of you music aficionados however; I didn’t hear of Sergio Mendes until his 2006 release of Timeless, which was a collaboration with Will.i.am. That album is still in rotation-I love it.
Encanto (enchanted in English) is his most recent album and the first single to be released is titled Waters of March. “Waters of March” (Portuguese: “Águas de Março“) is a bossa nova song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Jobim wrote both the English and Portuguese lyrics. The song lyrics, originally written in Portuguese, do not tell a story, but rather present a series of images that form a collage; nearly every line starts with “É…” (“[It] is…”). (Thank you Wiki)
Ledisi lyrically creates the collage of words so beautifully. Hearing her is one thing but seeing her live is a totally different experience; her foot taps, her facial expressions, her hands swaying to the beat. She totally gets into it and Sergio was so proud. He smiled during the entire performance. I really appreciate his desire to cast incredibly talented singers and musicians from all over the world. I haven’t purchased the album yet but I’ll be hitting up iTunes as soon as I get home today.
Here’s a link to a video of Ledisi singing live on AOL Black Voices. This is one of her older songs but I appreciate the lyrics and I absolutely love her improv at the end. Okay, until next time enjoy some good music, Take Your Time and remember to breathe!
One Love,
Saniyyah
