Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
Ana Moura is universally acknowledged as one of the finest fado singers of the present generation. Her plaintive, smoky vocals has garnereda loyal European following, including members of The Rolling Stones. Whether starkly declaiming or swirling into filigreed crescendos of emotion, Ana's burnished alto personifies fado's darkly sensual credo of wisdom born of pain, grace, and futility, and secual passion perpetually on simmer, despite repeated and increasingly bitter betrayals.

Rating : - Ultimately too unengaging for me.
I have to confess, I was pretty excited when I saw this one-- a master of a world vocal genre I possess minimal familiarity with, but the truth is, "Para Alem da Saudade" was a bit too much blend in the background and a bit too little engaging. Ana Moura's voice is strong and emotive, but I found the music a bit too familiar, a bit too likely to blend in the backdrop.

I like my music to capture my attention, this record just didn't do that.