Aganju john beltran remix bebel gilberto biography
In an interview Bebel Gilberto, said about the phrase: 'Aganjú' 'Aganjú' is everywhere, in San Francisco, in New York..
Frances Livings
Aganjú was the last song I worked on yesterday in the studio for my new album Ipanema Lounge.
I had actually gone through a bit a of a crisis with it and I think this was our third studio session working on the song.
The rhythm section, Sandro Feliciano (percussion) and Isaias Elpes (electric bass), both from Brazil, had created some amazing grooves and my vocal track was in a complementary, nicely contrasting sultry style.
Bebel Gilberto (born Isabel Gilberto de Oliveira on May 12, in New York City) is a Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova.
I was aiming for a similar style like on In The Still of the Night, a groovy nujazz version of the Cole Porter classic, which features my voice.
But I still thought Aganjú was – how can I say – ummm, boring. And that we didn’t “own” the song.
I was actually close to taking Aganjú song off the record…
I had first heard the song Aganjú on Bebel Gilberto’s album Tanto Tempo.
It was written by the Brazilian musician, songwriter and record producer Carlinhos Brown, whose musical style blends tropicália, reggae,