The self titled album from Phylipe Nunes Araujo is stripped down intimate Brazilian pop compositions infused with folk sensibilities. Araujo wrote these songs in the scenic landscape of Caruaru, Pernambuco. On his debut he’s joined by multi-instrumentalists Bruno Berle and Batata Boy among others. “Bixin”, written by Ivana Fontes starts out with understated percussion. Araujo’s gentle guitar and falsetto vocals lay the groundwork for an emotional nuanced recording. “Asa” is another emotive number where Araujo treats the tune with tenderness by caressing every lyric. Like the great Brazilian singers before him, Araujo approaches his recordings with an elegant simplicity yet underneath there’s an abundance of passion. Each recording is short and sweet and captures the stylings of traditional Northeastern Brazilian music.

https://phylipenunesarajo.bandcamp.com/album/phylipe-nunes-ara-jo

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