What the CL Music Team is listening to on this fine Monday to rocket launch the work week. Click here to check out previous entries.
Julie – Joyce, "Clareana" (1980)
Here's a sweet South American tune to lift you from the Monday doldrums. If I weren't on a Facebook hiatus, I'd post it on my wall. The Youtube link was just e-mailed to me from Brazilian actor Wilson Loria. I met the impish, gotta-pinch-his-cheeks-adorable performer after his stint in the impressive On My Mind ensemble piece in Gulfport. Because I have an unabashed love for Brazil and Brazilians, I gushed to him about Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, bossa nova and Brazilian films. I also shared with Loria (whose last name is Italian like mine) that I'd seen a wonderful singer named Joyce (pronounced Jwoh-say) for the first time at S.O.B. in Greenwich Village in 1997, and it was one of my favorite live shows. The singer born Joyce Moreno wrote the dulcet "Clareana" for her daughters, Clara Moreno and Ana Martins, who appear in the video. With regard to Loria, brilliant actress Ciara Carinci and my new Ecuadoran artist friend Danny, it was a stellar weekend for meeting Latins, Americans and Latin Americans with roots from the boot. This song is a lovely souvenir of these encounters. Now, I'm ready to listen to that new Céu album. Hit me up, Leilani.
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This article appears in Apr 5-11, 2012.