AQ’s Spring Playlist: Hearing Voices
AQ’s music critic highlights the lingering power of the human voice in this roundup of tracks old and new.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on Latin America's ports O dia em que faremos contatoby Lenine I am sure I was not alone when, in 1999, I first listened to the album O dia em que faremos contato, by manguebeat superstar Lenine—on CD, there being no streaming back then—and was surprised to hear “Aboio avoado.” The song features a solitary, melancholy voice, which I pictured soaring over the sertão, musing on past adventures and a looming surrender. Surely this would be the start of another killer song. But the song is over as soon as it starts, leaving...
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