It is not easy to collect the hits of the Brazilian Ivete Sangalo on one CD, because she has had quite a few. After she left her group Banda Eva in the late nineties, she has developed into the best-selling singer in the South American country. She seems to have succeeded Daniela Mercury as queen of the axé, that rousing Brazilian carnival music. In April 2006 she sold out the Heineken Music Hall,
… so it was high time to introduce the rest of the Netherlands to this Brazilian celebrity. This CD has already been released in a version with bonus DVD (hex9016). (MH)more
