February 16, 2010

Coachella band of the week: Céu

Coachella always offers a diversified lineup that includes a few world music artists, and this year is no different.

I remember how hard Venezuelan Latin-disco-funk band Los Amigos Invisibles rocked the festival on an early Sunday afternoon in 2006, and it wasn’t just the vodka talking. Tons of dancing and floatiness, if you know what I mean.

On this year’s lineup Brazilian singer Céu, playing early on Friday, April 16, seems like a good bet if there aren’t any conflicts.

Her smooth vocals come through in Portugeuse, sometimes in English, riding dreamy musical waves of samba, afrobeat, R&B, jazz, and heavy bits of percussion.

It’s a groovy sound to enjoy laid-back-style, a light sonic break from the overbearing heat of the Coachella Valley sun.



Only 58 days til.


Céu's "Rainha":


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