Dez anos depois Nara Leão

“Those who have heard Nara Leao’s double-album Dez Anos Depois (English translation: Ten Years After) often consider it a crowning achievement of Brazilian music. On the surface, it appears to be a sort of slapdash compilation, its first disc completely acoustic and recorded in Paris, its second recorded in Paris and Rio, where three Brazilian arrangers complemented Leao’s acoustic demos with strings, harpsichord, and woodwinds. But it sounds like a loving and intimate performance of bossa nova covers rather than an aimless compilation–in its own way, a perfect album. Leao’s voice is a gorgeous and delicate thing of beauty, always at ease with the arrangements surrounding it, a voice of extraordinary restraint only revealed upon multiple listens. For my money, Dez Anos Depois contains one of the most singular album-length vocal performances ever, even if Leao barely exceeds a whisper on most tracks.” - robertsona, Sputnik Music