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Nakład wyprzedany, ostatni egzemplarz France s most Francophile of Brazilians knows better than anyone how to capture the spirit of the times in words and music, how to sing to us not only of the realities of the world, but also of his passions or just quite simply of life. Accompanied by musicians from both France and Brazil, he regales us with tales of his native Brazil, of his beloved Paris and of the ebb and flow of time. Illuminated by flashes of milonga, samba, jazz and xote, his melodies radiate more than ever with a dulcet air of sweet timelessness. 'For a few years, I ve had a song in my head about a Brazil which only exists in my memory. When I started recording, it was part of the playlist but had been put on hold as the album title, the idea that brought everything together. In the end, it was in Paris, France, that I planted this essentially Brazilian tree full of meaning. From it, I plucked 11 songs which, when taken as a whole, sketch out the map of each country, both unique in their blend of cultures and rich in their differences. I was able to count on the help of the surprising piano-samba sound of Philippe Baden Powell, the refreshing musette accordion of Lionel Suarez, the wisdom of Laurent Vernerey s double bass, the joy of Julio Gonçalves, Nicolas Monazaud and Zé Luis Nascimento s percussion, Gerson Saeki s sense of swing and the beautiful voice of Sian Pottok. These make up the ingredients of a heart-shaped album named Cajueiro (The Cashew Tree).' Marcio Faraco