Tempo Dos Mestres
Author: Merlyn Driver
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Artist/band: |
Fabiano Do Nascimento |
Label: |
Now-Again Records |
Magazine Review Date: |
November/2017 |
Brazilian classical guitarist Fabiano Do Nascimento released his superb debut album Dança do Tempos (Dance of Time) in 2015. On this album he cements his reputation as one of Brazil's most exciting young musicians. The title is ambiguous on a number of levels – is he paying homage to the past masters of Brazilian music, or putting himself forward as a master of the present? On the evidence of his first two records, it could be either.
Although Tempo Dos Mestres is centred around Nascimento's mesmerising guitar work, other elements add much in terms of texture and imagery. On the unusually titled but glorious ‘Louva-a-Deus “Mantis”', for example, layered percussion, sounds of water and lilting flute are used to evoke the insect's tropical home. Another highlight is the love song ‘Já Que Tú', which contrasts the clean sound of Nascimento's guitar with a buzzy kalimba bassline. The standout track on the album, however, is Nascimento's re-arrangement of ‘O Tempo’. The famous lyrics to this traditional song also give a final clue to the meaning of the album's title: ‘time is the master that taught me to heal.’
Although Tempo Dos Mestres is centred around Nascimento's mesmerising guitar work, other elements add much in terms of texture and imagery. On the unusually titled but glorious ‘Louva-a-Deus “Mantis”', for example, layered percussion, sounds of water and lilting flute are used to evoke the insect's tropical home. Another highlight is the love song ‘Já Que Tú', which contrasts the clean sound of Nascimento's guitar with a buzzy kalimba bassline. The standout track on the album, however, is Nascimento's re-arrangement of ‘O Tempo’. The famous lyrics to this traditional song also give a final clue to the meaning of the album's title: ‘time is the master that taught me to heal.’
