![]() ![]() Though her co-producers have advanced pedigrees, Ceu is clearly in the driver’s seat. Here she fully indulges in late-’70s post-disco, early-’80s R&B, new wave pop, soundtrack music, and mid-20th century MPB. ![]() They make up half of her backing band, along with guitarist Pedro Sa and bassist Lucas Martins. It was co-produced with Naçao Zumbi drummer Pupillo and keyboardist Hervé Salters (General Elektriks). It is drenched in cool, late-night atmospherics, humid musical intersections, and deliberately artificial textures. Fourth album Tropix is simultaneously her most radically futuristic and deliberately retro. Her recombinant strategies always bear her idiosyncratic melodic and lyric signature, making her a standout on the global pop scene. That said, she’s never sounded like anyone but herself. She’s delved into everything from EDM, trip-hop, and dubby reggae to Tropicalia, bossa, samba, and MPB. On her records, Brazilian singer and songwriter Ceu soaks up influences like a sponge. ![]()
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