After the departure of singer Teresa Salgueiro in 2007 with her characteristic thin voice, the Portuguese fado band Madredeus reinvents itself by joining another band, A Banda Cósmica. This consists of the singers Rita Damásia and Adriana Abrunheiro, a harpist, electric guitarist and extensive rhythm section. The mixing of these two bands creates a different sound, in which there is much less room
… for melancholic fado and much more space is given to Brazilian, Caribbean and jazzy influences. The album Castelos Na Areia is the third album in a triptych, after (2008) and (2009). The meandering lyrical vocals and swinging and dreamy accompaniment also make Castelos Na Areia a wonderful album to relax with. (SvdP)more
